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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New ransomware CryCryptor has been targeting Android users in Canada, distributed via two websites under the guise of an official COVID-19 tracing app provided by Health Canada. ESET researchers ...