Axios Visuals Ransomware gangs didn't profit last year as much as they usually do, according to new Chainalysis data. Why it matters: Cybercrime follows the money, and if criminals are seeing losses, ...

Hackers extracted far less money in 2024 than 2023 from victims, says a new report, but now is not the time for complacency.

Several factors, including the impact of law enforcement operations disrupting cyber criminal gangs and better preparedness ...

If your systems are infected by ransomware, you may be forced to pay ransom in Bitcoin. Giving the criminals more money for future attacks, so it is better to prevent this and make sure you don't ...

The group was still the most active such gang last year, but its activity appears to have been severely hampered by law ...

According to the blockchain analytics firm, less than half of recorded ransomware attacks resulted in victim payments.

Payments extorted through ransomware attacks decreased some 35% in 2024 compared to the year prior, according to a Feb. 5 report by Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics provider. In 2024 ...

“What we're seeing in terms of payments is a reflection of newer threat actors being attracted by the amount of money that they see you can make in ransomware, trying to get into the game and ...