A new kind of ransomware comes with its own "referrals" program, one that you probably wouldn't want to join. The malware dubbed "Popcorn Time" locks your Windows computer's files with strong AES-256 ...

Victims of the widespread TeslaCrypt ransomware are in luck: Security researchers have created a tool that can decrypt files affected by recent versions of the malicious program. Surprisingly, the ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

In this era when technology is riveting almost all domains of our life, data protection, and privacy is quite stringent and goes without saying. One very peculiar method to mitigate such privacy ...

Victims of the latest version of one of the most common forms of ransomware could now be able to get their files back without giving in to cybercriminals' demands -- thanks to the release of a new ...

The instances of Ransomware has been increasing exponentially. Cybercriminals are simply rushing to the dark web and are making use of Ransomware as a service offering. In this offering the ...

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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 ...

Putting sensitive data in email messages or cloud storage should give you the heebie-jeebies, but a good dose of cryptography can give you peace of mind. Pretty Good ...

I had to re-install XP, and could then not access my encrypted files in my data partition. I've tried understanding cipher, but to no avail. Can anyone shortcut what is so far two days heavy ...

OpenKeychain makes file encryption on Android actually simple, so stop using cloud storage for sensitive data.