New Spirals ransomware encrypts victim network in under 24 hours
A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a corporate intrusion, from initial access to data theft and encryption, in less than 24 hours. [...]
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A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a corporate intrusion, from initial access to data theft and encryption, in less than 24 hours. [...]
Multi-extortion ransomware relies on stolen data to pressure victims with public leaks. Penta Security explains how its D.AMO platform keeps exfiltrated files encrypted and useless to attackers. [...]
Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang's encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim's files for free without paying a ransom. [...]
The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows. [...]
The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was blocking the encryptor in Windows. [...]
Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files. [...]
The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that they can use to recover encrypted data for free. [...]
Researchers took advantage of a weakness in the encryption scheme of Key Group ransomware and developed a decryption tool that lets some victims to recover their files for free. [...]
Security researchers have shared a new Python-based ransomware recovery tool named 'White Phoenix' on GitHub, which lets victims of ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption recover their files for free. [...]
A decryption tool for a modified version of the Conti ransomware could help hundreds of victims recover their files for free. [...]
The Clop ransomware gang is now also using a malware variant that explicitly targets Linux servers, but a flaw in the encryption scheme has allowed victims to quietly recover their files for free for months. [...]
Security researchers found vulnerabilities in the encryption mechanism of the Zeppelin ransomware and exploited them to create a working decryptor they used since 2020 to help victim companies recover files without paying the attackers. [...]
A growing number of ransomware groups are adopting a new tactic that helps them encrypt their victims' systems faster while reducing the chances of being detected and stopped. [...]
New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool to help AstraLocker and Yashma ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom. [...]
Kaspersky today revealed it found a vulnerability in Yanluowang ransomware's encryption algorithm, which makes it possible to recover files it encrypts. [...]
Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool to help Diavol ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom. [...]
Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has released a decryption utility to help TargetCompany ransomware victims recover their files for free. [...]