If your PC is infected with ransomware ... you’ll be notified by any channels that Microsoft would normally use to send you messages: email, a popup notification, and more.

Security researchers have discovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service campaign with highly destructive potential. Anubis has ...

These pop-ups look pretty convincing ... you might decrypt the files without paying the ransom. Enable Windows ransomware protection from security settings. Regularly back up your data to avoid ...

It then makes a demand to you, usually via a pop-up on your computer ... WinDefend, Windows Shadow Copies have been disabled. Now, identify the Ransomware which has infected your computer.

Attackers launched 600 million threats on Microsoft customers daily in the last year, according to the tech giant. The number of attempted ransomware attacks on Microsoft customers globally have ...

Ransomware is running rampant, but there are several ways individuals and admins can protect their Windows 10 and 11 PCs. Here’s what to do. CryptoLocker. WannaCry. DarkSide. Conti. MedusaLocker.

Microsoft warns that attacks are worse with the growth of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystem. This allows attackers who lack the technical expertise to create and develop their own ...

Microsoft used a federal court order to try to cut off cybercriminals’ access to a hacking tool that has been used in nearly 70 ransomware attacks on health organizations in more than 19 ...

In fact, in a recent Microsoft Secure online seminar (registration required), Jessica Payne and Geoff McDonald discuss how ransomware is now a big business, offered as a service by those who sell ...

Cybersecurity company Fortinet has identified a new money extortion scam disguised as a Windows update page ... the attacker demands ransom. The ransomware variant, which is known as Big Head ...

according to Microsoft. At least two infamous Russian-speaking ransomware gangs — Conti and LockBit — are listed among the 16 defendants, according to a court order obtained by CBS News.