Chaos Ransomware Upgrades with Aggressive New C++ Variant
New encryption, wiper, and cryptocurrency-stealing capabilities make the evolving ransomware-as-a-service operation more dangerous than ever.
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New encryption, wiper, and cryptocurrency-stealing capabilities make the evolving ransomware-as-a-service operation more dangerous than ever.
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware
The cybercrime group demands ransoms of varying degrees, from thousands to even millions of dollars — in some cases, 2 bitcoin per encrypted customer.
Malicious Script Targets Users in Mexico, Indonesia, JordanWhy bother building a crypto-locker when Microsoft has perfectly acceptable encryption software preloaded on desktops? Many ransomware hackers agree with that statement - and they're learning to make such attacks even harder to recover from.
Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation. [...]
Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation. [...]
Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool to help Diavol ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom. [...]
Cruddy cryptography means victims whose files have been encrypted by the Ukraine-tormenting ransomware can break the chains without paying extortionists.
Researchers have detailed what they call the "first successful attempt" at decrypting data infected with Hive ransomware without relying on the private key used to lock access to the content
We saw the Maze ransomware developers reemerge briefly this week as they shared the master decryption keys for the Egregor, Maze, and Sekhmet ransomware operations. [...]
Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has released a decryption utility to help TargetCompany ransomware victims recover their files for free. [...]