A small, inexperienced cybercrime group called FunkSec has shot to prominence with a codebase that appears to be built with generative AI ...

The rise of Funksec’s ransomware, which focuses on extortion through file encryption and data theft, shows how LLMs are ...

The criminal ransomware fraternity was hard at work over the festive period, with attack volumes rising and a new threat ...

Ransomware attacks surged to a record high in December 2024, with 574 incidents reported, according to an NCC Group report. FunkSec, a newly identified ...

We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A new ransomware group, FunkSec, has emerged as a growing concern for its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its ...

The highest monthly volume of global ransomware attacks ever recorded occurred in December 2024, according to NCC Group’s ...

NCC Group saw over 570 ransomware attacks in December 2024, the highest number since it started monitoring them in 2021.

The danger of new AI-powered ransomware Of all IT threats, ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most serious, as it presents victims with a real dilemma: pay up or lose their data for good. Today, AI ...

NCC Group found that a total of 574 attacks were recorded in December 2024, an increase from November 2024's figure of 565 ...

HellCat and Morpheus ransomware share identical code, relying on the Windows Cryptographic API for encryption.

Check Point Software Technologies’ Global Threat Index for December 2024, emphasises the growing sophistication of cybercriminals. For Africa, December was hardly a season to be jolly with eight of ...

LAGOS – Africa’s vulnerability to cyber threats is more than ever, as shown in the December 2024 Global Threat Index released by cybersecurity provider Check Point Software Technologies. The report ...