Santa Clara, CA, USA – Feb 26, 2020: British cybersecurity software and hardware company Sophos Group plc’s Silicon Valley office in Santa Clara, California. Sophos to acquire Secureworks for $859 million in cash The cybersecurity firms plan on integrating security solutions once the deal closes in early 2025. Oct 21, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Sophos’ Rob Lalumondier on how technology, management and culture improve productivity Sophos speaks with CyberScoop at CyberTalks 2022. Nov 4, 2022 By CyberScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Ransomware gang Conti has already bounced back from damage caused by chat leaks, experts say Conti might grow stronger than ever despite the damage done by the leaked private chats. Mar 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Sponsored Trends that shaped ransomware – and why it’s not slowing down A new report analyzes the ransomware epidemic and how it will shape the threat landscape in 2022 and beyond. Jan 14, 2022 By CyberScoop Staff
BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 29: A Bitcoin ATM machine, to buy or sell cryptocurrencies, is placed within a safety cage on January 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and local law enforcement busted an allegedly fraudulent scam posing as a firm that specialized in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange investment training out of Andorra. (Photo by Cesc Maymo/Getty Images) Romance scammers exploit Apple’s developer program to spread fake cryptocurrency apps Swindlers have defrauded victims out of $1.4 million with the romance scam. Oct 13, 2021 By Tonya Riley
A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) Kaseya obtains decryption key for victims of massive ransomware attack The company declined to comment on if it paid to obtain the key. Jul 22, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) Chat logs show how Egregor, an $80 million ransomware gang, handled negotiations with little mercy The chats also showed how victims could negotiate successfully, and offered a window into the structure of a ransomware operation. Jul 21, 2021 By Tim Starks
Supporters of the web site ‘The Pirate Bay’, one of the world’s top illegal filesharing websites, demonstrate in Stockholm, on April 18, 2009. The site still enjoys name recognition more than a decade after its heyday. (FREDRIK PERSSON/AFP via Getty Images) Vigilante hacking campaign blocks victims from visiting The Pirate Bay, other piracy sites A hacker doesn’t appear to be happy with the amount of digital piracy out there. Jun 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Microsoft logo at a Microsoft store in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress) Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers hit with cryptojacking The hackers are after Monero. Apr 14, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
The much-hyped game, which is currently in closed beta, is drawing the attention of hackers. (Riot Games) Someone is passing around Valorant beta keys that are actually malware The noise around the games closed beta has caught the attention of hackers. Apr 15, 2020 By Jeff Stone