The Japanese police have released a Phobos and 8-Base ransomware decryptor that lets victims recover their files for free, with BleepingComputer confirming that it successfully decrypts files. Phobos ...
Antivirus company Avast have discovered a weakness in the cryptographic scheme of the DoNex ransomware family and released a decryptor so victims can recover their files for free. The company says it ...
A decryptor for the FunkSec ransomware has been developed and made avaliable to download for free by researchers at antivirus provider Avast. Ladislav Zezul, a malware researcher at Avast’s parent ...
Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware due to ...
New partnership improves the ability of organizations to better detect, respond to and recover from ransomware attacks. IRVINE, CA, UNITED STATES, February 9, 2026 ...
A ransomware variant favored by a pro-Russia hacktivist group is back on the scene with a new version that has a fatal flaw — it keeps artifacts that allow victims to decrypt their files. VolkLocker ...
Dating back to the 1980s, ransomware is a form of malware used by cybercriminals to lock files on a person's computer and demand payment to unlock them. The technology — which officially turned 35 in ...
AI vs Ransom: Ransomware threats and cloud storage can quickly become a dangerous combination. When malware encrypts files stored on internet servers, users and organizations are often left without an ...