A new ransomware called CommonRansom was discovered that has a very bizarre request. In order to decrypt a computer after a payment is made, they require the victim to open up Remote Desktop Services ...

Hello!<P>Yesterday I happened to discharge myself through the keyborad. The keyboard survived, but so didn't the motherboard. I returned it and got a new one (an MSI K7T266 instead of my old ASUS ...

A decryptor for the Everbe Ransomware was released by Michael Gillespie and Maxime Meignan that allows victims to get their files back for free. It is not known how this ransomware is currently being ...

Small size. Uses a strong AES256-CBC encryption algorithm. Encrypted files are compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS Includes a password generator. To make the best use of this software, first ...

Got backups? In response to the security community's comments on the futile attempt to directly attack the 1024 bit RSA keys using distributed computing, Kaspersky Labs are now reasonably recommending ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals behind a new ransomware program called CoinVault are trying out a new psychological tactic to convince users to pay up—freebies. The new threat was discovered by security researchers ...

Understanding how to buy bitcoins and pay ransomware authors for decryption keys is hard enough, yet some cybercriminals now expect their victims to do it in under an hour if they want all of their ...

Encryption is a method of obfuscating a data file in such a way that the file can only be used when the recipient is in possession of the correct password or key to decrypt the data. It is currently ...