TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Taylorville Police Department is warning the public about a ransom scam, where scammers can make it seem as if they are calling from a loved one’s phone number to try ...

In February 2026, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) fell victim to a ransomware attack. The incident took the Epic electronic health record system offline across 35 clinics and more ...

More than four in five organisations (82 percent) were manipulated using ransomware in 2022, a type of malware which allows criminals to hold information at ransom. Cybercriminals successfully ...

The FBI warned on Tuesday that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion gang is now targeting U.S.-based law firms in in-person data theft attacks. "As of Spring 2026, SRG actors use a social ...

The FBI is warning about a disturbing scam that turns family photos into powerful weapons. Cybercriminals are stealing images from social media accounts, altering them and using them as fake proof of ...

The difference between a virus and a worm is not semantic. A virus waits for a user to trigger it; a worm exploits ...