The ransomware family’s abuse of Polygon smart contracts echoes techniques recently seen in Ethereum-based attacks.

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

Victims of a destructive form of ransomware, which fails to unlock files even if the ransom is paid, can now retrieve their files for free with a new file decryptor released by security researchers.

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nubeva Technologies (TSX-V: NBVA), a cybersecurity company specializing in decryption, is pleased to announce the successful results of a month-long ...

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 ...

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

There was a dramatic surge in ransomware attacks in 2023, with a 55% year-over-year increase. The total number of victims reached 5,070. This rise doesn’t tell the whole tale, though. Statista reports ...

A new family of ransomware called Coverton was released last week that due to poor design is leaving people who payed the ransom without a working decryptor. For those who may be affected by the ...