First VPN promised hackers complete anonymity for their cyberattacks. But Europol said it was able to notify the service’s ...

An international coalition shut down First VPN, a service exploited by over 25 ransomware gangs, arresting its administrator ...

Europol announced the arrest of four individuals on Thursday and the disruption of over 100 servers in what it described as the largest operation against botnets deploying ransomware. 'Operation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Agencies in Europe and the United States have carried out two major operations against botnets this week, including a U.S.

A new operation coordinated by Europol has targeted several significant malware droppers, including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot. Dubbed “Endgame” and conducted ...

One of the biggest threats this month was the emergence of an SMS-based ransomware attack, according to the Fortinet Threatscape report. The attack, dubbed DigiPog, is an SMS blocker that locks out a ...

The scourge of ransomware in the U.S. is “as bad as it has ever been,” with 2,207 governments, hospitals, and schools victimized by hackers in 2023, according to a new survey by the cybersecurity ...

The law enforcement operation has disrupted key infrastructure of the cybercrime ecosystem in what may be the largest botnet takedown of all time. In what Europol calls the largest-ever takedown ...

The Russian-language ransomware scene isn't all that big. And despite an array of monikers for individual operations, new analysis shows these groups' members are working in close coordination, ...

The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled ransomware attacks ...

Federal law enforcement officials have disrupted the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, a malicious computer code used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud, and other ...