A software programmer developed a way to use brute force to break the encryption of the notorious Akira ransomware using GPU compute power and enabling some victims of the Linux-focused variant of the ...

A new form of malware found in a recent IT incident appears to have been inspired by other strains known to reap their operators' huge financial rewards -- but is likely the work of amateurs. Dubbed ...

Ransomware decryptors for the BlackByte, Atom Silo, LockFile and Babuk strains were released over the last two weeks, highlighting some amount of progress in the fight against a few of the smaller ...

Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has released a decryption utility to help TargetCompany ransomware victims recover their files for free. However, as Avast warns, this decryptor can only be ...

Avast released free ransomware decryptors that could work on multiple strains, including Babuk, LockFile, and AtomSilo. BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 25: In this photo illustration a young man types on an ...

Avast released a free ransomware decryptor for Hades variant, which includes the "RIP Lmao" and "MafiaWare666." The giant security firm now allows victims of ransomware gangs using the said variant to ...

The vendor will work with customers affected by the early July spate of ransomware attacks to unlock files; it’s unclear if the ransom was paid. Kaseya has obtained a master decryptor key for the ...

Cruddy cryptography means victims whose files have been encrypted by the Ukraine-tormenting ransomware can break the chains without paying extortionists. The fact that there was ransomware clinging to ...

Victims of the MegaCortex ransomware can now recover their encrypted files for free, thanks to the release of a new file decryptor. The free decryptor was built by cybersecurity firm Bitdefender and ...

A new ransomware is taking the unusual approach of selling its decryptor on the Roblox gaming platform using the service's in-game Robux currency. Roblox is an online kids gaming platform where ...

Cyber security experts at Cisco Talos and Avast, working alongside law enforcement in the Netherlands, have collaborated to make available a decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the infamous Babuk ...

Victims of the LockerGoga ransomware can now recover their stolen files for free, thanks to a new decryptor released by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender and the NoMoreRansom Initiative. The ...