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Security researchers have released a new decryption tool which should come to the rescue of some victims of a modified version of the Conti ransomware, helping them to recover their encrypted data for free.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire St… Continue reading Free decryptor released for Conti-based ransomware following data leak
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Unit 221B have revealed that they have been secretly helping victims of the Zeppelin ransomware decrypt their computer systems since 2020. Continue reading For two years security experts kept secret that they were helping Zeppelin ransomware victims decrypt their files
A victim of the Muhstik ransomware paid his attackers money to recover his files, but then wrought his revenge by hacking them right back.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Ransomware victim hacks attacker, turning the tables by stealing decryption keys
DUHK — Don’t Use Hard-coded Keys — is a new ‘non-trivial’ cryptographic implementation vulnerability that could allow attackers to recover encryption keys that secure VPN connections and web browsing sessions.
DUHK is the third crypto-related vulnerability reported this month after KRACK Wi-Fi attack and ROCA factorization attack.
The vulnerability affects products from dozens of vendors,
Continue reading DUHK Attack Lets Hackers Recover Encryption Key Used in VPNs & Web Sessions
If you think KRACK attack for WiFi is the worst vulnerability of this year, then hold on…
…we have got another one for you which is even worse.
Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, HP and Fujitsu are warning their customers of a potentially serious vulnerability in widely used RSA cryptographic library produced by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies.
It’s noteworthy that this
Last month WannaCry ransomware hit more than 300,000 PCs across the world within just 72 hours by using its self-spreading capabilities to infect vulnerable Windows PCs, particularly those using vulnerable versions of the OS, within the same network.
But that doesn’t mean WannaCry was a high-quality piece of ransomware.
Security researchers have recently discovered some programming errors in
Continue reading WannaCry Coding Mistakes Can Help Files Recovery Even After Infection
If your PC has been infected by WannaCry – the ransomware that wreaked havoc across the world last Friday – you might be lucky to get your locked files back without paying the ransom of $300 to the cyber criminals.
Adrien Guinet, a French security researcher from Quarkslab, has discovered a way to retrieve the secret encryption keys used by the WannaCry ransomware for free, which works on
Continue reading WannaCry Ransomware Decryption Tool Released; Unlock Files Without Paying Ransom
Decryption keys for the Dharma strain of ransomware have been released. Continue reading Keys for Dharma Ransomware Released
Is your PC infected with Ransomware? Either pay the ransom amount to the attacker or spread the infection further to get the decryption keys.
Yes, this new technique has been employed by cyber criminals with the latest round of ransomware threat, dubb… Continue reading This Ransomware Unlocks Your Files For Free If You Infect Others
Security researchers have put a pompous computer criminal in their rightful place after releasing the decryption keys for their ransomware.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Ransomware author’s bravado shot down by release of decryption keys