Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was discovered by @dvk01uk that switches from the .ZEPTO extension to the .ODIN extension for encrypted files. It is important to note that if you are infected ...
A new CryptoMix, or CryptFile2, variant was released that is now using the .[payment_email].ID[VICTIM_16_CHAR_ID].WALLET extension for encrypted files. This is very annoying as it makes it more ...
Ransomware with apparent links to a Dridex botnet affiliate has been spotted attempting to infect at least 450,000 computer users. Brandon Levene, Micah Yates, and Rob Downs, all security researchers ...
For the past week, a new ransomware strain has been wreaking havoc across Germany. Named GermanWiper, this ransomware doesn't encrypt files but instead it rewrites their content with zeroes, ...
Thousands of ransomware victims may finally get some long-awaited relief. New Zealand-based security company Emsisoft has built a set of decryption tools for Stop, a family of ransomware that includes ...
As our ability to keep private data safe and secure online continues to be tested day in and day out, be it political data firms or bad actors from other countries, it's nice to cover lighter news on ...
If you see a new image or graphic file on your computer that you don’t recall downloading, do not open it. The Locky ransomware program has moved on from MS Office Word to Facebook and LinkedIn ...
Researchers have released a free decryption tool for Jigsaw, the sadistic ransomware that gradually deletes all of a victim’s encrypted files. Security expert Lawrence Abrams recently came across one ...