Victims of the CoinVault ransomware might be able to decrypt their files with a free tool released by Kaspersky Lab together with the Dutch police. The tool can be found at ...

Cybersecurity analysts have released a decryptor for BianLian ransomware that could allow victims to retrieve their encrypted files for free -- and avoid paying a ransom demand to cyber criminals.

Researchers have conducted a technical experiment, testing ten ransomware variants to determine how fast they encrypt files and evaluate how feasible it would be to timely respond to their attacks.

Ransomware can strike any industry, from logistics and media companies to non-profit organizations and governments. Even hospitals are targets for ransomware, holding data and lives hostage.

The security company that two weeks ago said it would lead a group effort to crack an encryption key used in a “ransomware” scam today offered victims more practical advice as it published ...

Researchers have exploited a weakness in a particular strain of the Black Basta ransomware to release a decryptor for the malware, but it doesn't recover all of the files encrypted by the prolific ...

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed ...

Police tricked a ransomware gang into handing over decryption keys, providing victims with the ability to unlock their encrypted data for free. Working alongside cybersecurity company Responders.NU, ...

Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It’s a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ...

Security researchers at Splunk Inc. have studied how quickly common forms of ransomware can encrypt 100,000 files, and the results are disturbing for companies trying to respond and mitigate attacks.