A newly identified ransomware strain called HybridPetya has appeared on the VirusTotal platform. Uploaded in February 2025, the sample showed under filenames suggesting a link to the destructive ...

On Friday, three cyber-security firms have come forward with reports or statements that link the NotPetya ransomware outbreak to a cyber-espionage group known for a large number of past cyber-attacks, ...

UEFI secure boot was designed to block malicious code from sneaking into your PC's BIOS boot-up process. However, a newly discovered ransomware dubbed HybridPetya somehow found a way to circumvent ...

The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued an alert Tuesday for a new strain of ransomware called “Bad Rabbit.” Here are six things to know about the newest ...

Claim your complimentary copy worth $28 for free, before the offer ends Oct 28. In Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation, 30-year cybersecurity veteran Kurtis Minder ...

In addition to the NotPetya malware, this includes the Petya ransomware used against Ukraine in 2015 as well as attacks against the French elections in 2017 and the 2018 winter Olympics. This is the ...

ESET Research has discovered new ransomware samples, which it has named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware. They were uploaded to VirusTotal in February 2025. HybridPetya ...

Researchers from cybersecurity company ESET have detected a new ransomware called HybridPetya, which is similar to the infamous Petya and NotPetya malware. Like its predecessors, the malware targets ...

When WannaCry struck, it exploited a known weakness in Windows computers. Microsoft had released a fix a few months before the attack and systems administrators could have protected their networks by ...

The German Federal Labour Court has ruled that companies can't install keyloggers to monitor employees because such an action violates personal privacy rights. Marcus Hutchins, the security researcher ...