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 ...

Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, but recent activity associated with LockBit 5.0 indicates a significant shift in the risk profile faced by companies. This is not merely a new, more aggressive ...

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 ...

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 ...

Make a disaster-recovery plan to address ransomware attacks, and start with stopping its spread, IDing the variant and getting ready to get restore your files. If your computing environment is subject ...

Why encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era ...

Online attackers are increasingly stealing data and holding it to ransom without encrypting files, doubling down on the use ...

A new Onyx ransomware operation is destroying files larger than 2MB instead of encrypting them, preventing those files from being decrypted even if a ransom is paid. Last week, security researcher ...

Alex Restrepo, Virtual Data Center Solutions at Veritas Technologies, discusses post-attack restoration options, and how to prepare for another one in the future. When it comes to ransomware attacks, ...

We live in the age of ransomware. This persistent threat remains top of mind for CEOs, their boards, CIOs, CISOs and everyone in the line of fire in IT. Yet we still get so much wrong about ransomware ...

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 ...

You can’t fix ransomware risk by just buying random security tools—you fix it by protecting the systems your company depends on to generate revenue. Here is where contractors ...