Decryption
Babuk ransomware builder leaked following muddled “retirement”
Heads are being scratched after the Babuk ransomware builder appears on VirtuTotal, adding to the gang's reputation for confusion. Categories: RansomwareReports Tags: BabukdecryptionMPDraassource codevirustotal (Read more...) The post Babuk ransomware builder leaked ...
Decryption Tool Released for WannaRen Ransomware
Security researchers released a decryption tool that enables victims of WannaRen ransomware to recover their files for free. On August 19, Bitdefender announced that it had made a WannaRen decryption utility publicly ...
Operators of Shade Ransomware Publish 750K Decryption Keys
The operators of Shade ransomware published the decryption keys for 750,000 of their victims in an effort to help them recover their data. The authors of Shade used a GitHub post to ...
Keeping Up With Encryption in 2020
Encryption has become key to many cyber defense strategies, with organizations looking to more securely protect their data and privacy, as well as meet stricter compliance regulations including Europe’s GDPR and the ...
IT Admins Allegedly Offer Hackers ‘Naked Photos of Boss’s Secretary’ in Exchange for Ransomware Decryption Keys
The infamous ransomware operatives known as the Maze Team have issued a “press release” condemning IT administrators who tried to use bribery to cover up their failure to protect their employers from ...
PA Supreme Court Rules Defendant Need Not Decrypt Drive
One of the perennial issues facing courts is the extent to which the government can compel an individual to decrypt the contents of a file, a computer or a server. Jumping into ...
New Decryption Tool Released for Jigsaw Ransomware
Security researchers have released a new decryption tool that could help victims of Jigsaw ransomware recover their affected files for free. In a blog post announcing the new utility, Emsisoft explained that ...
Developer Hacks Back Against Ransomware Attackers and Steals Decryption Keys
A victim of Muhstik ransomware paid the attackers to decrypt his data, and then undertook a different kind of payback – he took revenge by hacking into the server and stealing the ...
Decryption Keys Released by Developer of HildaCrypt Ransomware
The developer of HildaCrypt has released the master decryption keys that would allow potential victims of the ransomware to recover their data for free. On October 4, a security researcher who goes ...
Free Decryptors Released for Two Ransomware Families
Security researchers have released decryption tools which victims of two different ransomware families can use to recover their files for free. On 25 September, Kaspersky Lab unveiled decryptors for both the Yatron ...
