More than $4 billion in cybercrime losses reported to FBI in 2020.

DDoS attacks rose to the highest level on record last year as cybercriminals took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic

A recent study by Allianz subsidiary AGCS shows how expensive cybercrime can be for companies. Ransomware and DDoS attacks are the main cost drivers.

Valentine's Day has become an important sales driver for retailers. Cybercriminals could spoil their business with DDoS attacks.

The infographic shows the impact of data, digital identity theft and DDoS attacks on the entire cyber-crime value chain.

New Amplification Vector Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) targets Citrix ADC systems.

Blackmail by anonymous cybercriminals is an acute threat to companies of all sizes. Hackers also target administrations and government authorities. Only a comprehensive approach to IT security can offer reliable protection against the pervasive danger posed by ransomware.

The first six months of 2020 underlined the fact that the consequences of DDoS attacks are no longer solely limited to companies that are attacked. Our timeline highlights incidents where the damage was particularly severe.

Link11 is cautioning hosting providers to beware of a new wave of DDoS blackmail attacks by the Armada Collective. As recently as mid-August, attackers using the name Fancy Bear used DDoS attacks to put pressure on operators of critical infrastructure and financial services.

Fancy Bear extortion emails demand Bitcoin transfers and threaten lengthy, high-volume attacks over 2,000 Gbps, with critical infrastructure providers targeted most