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

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 ...

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

Many cybercriminals “are rushing” to test the newest Chinese-made LLMs to help them develop or improve malware, Sergey Shykevich, Threat Intelligence Group Manager at Check Point told Infosecurity ...

Emergent cyber extortion gang Funksec appears to have driven at least part of this alarming increase. According to analysts at Check Point, it may be among those using AI to scale its operations ...

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

Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP) and a PDI Technologies company, today released its Q4 and Full ...

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

It’s highly likely that LockBit will be dethroned next year, and there’s a clear candidate aiming for the kill – RansomHub.

Other African countries featured in the top 20 are: In December, the malware focus was on the rise of FunkSec, an emerging ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operator leveraging artificial intelligence, ...

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 ...