Data breaches and ransomware attacks are increasingly driving US companies into bankruptcy and out of business. Such incidents cost firms worldwide an average of $4.9m, rising to nearly double in the US. Cyberattacks have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile, US alcohol distributor Stoli Group and background check provider National Public Data have both gone bankrupt, partly due to such attacks.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
