DeadLock ransomware relies on Polygon smart contracts to spin proxy servers to produce a nearly unshuttable infrastructure.

The GRIT 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Report provides exclusive in-depth research, insights and analysis on a year of record-breaking ransomware activity, examining who cybercriminals are targeting ...

Cybersecurity researchers are becoming interested in a newly discovered ransomware strain called DeadLock that abuses Polygon smart contracts to silently service its infrastructure and bypass ...

New research from Trellix detailed that CrazyHunter ransomware has emerged as a serious and escalating threat, underscoring the growing sophistication of modern cybercriminal operations.

Despite the police's best efforts, ransomware continues to rise with more actors, more victims, and more trouble.

Cybersecurity firm Group-IB found the DeadLock ransomware is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to create a resilient ...

But for the researchers at Group-IB, the old-school encryption-only model is not the most notable aspect of the DeadLock ...

DeadLock, a ransomware group that first emerged in July 2025, has made news again, and this time it is for abusing Polygon ...

Surge in AI-driven cybercrime, escalating ransomware operations, and exploitation of vulnerabilities highlight growing cyber ...

A ransomware operation known as DeadLock has been observed abusing Polygon blockchain smart contracts to manage and rotate ...

Covenant Health has updated the number of residents and patients in Maine and New Hampshire who were affected by a May 26 ...

In a report a week before its Davos conference, the World Economic Foundation said 64% world business leaders are most worried about cyber fraud, replacing ransomware at their top concern. AI ...