Ransomware operation HelloKitty has coincided its rebranding to HelloGookie with the publication of internal Cisco network ...

The Akira ransomware gang earned approximately $42 million in ransoms after breaching over 250 victims across three ...

The key comes as a HEX string hardcoded in the encryptor’s binary. By decoding the HEX string, the attackers obtain encrypted data which they can read if they have the AES key. “CACTUS ...

Cyber threat intelligence provider Cyble found that DragonForce was using a ransomware binary based on LockBit Black’s ...

and four private decryption keys for other intrusions that involved an older iteration of its ransomware encryptor, according ...

What is BitLocker and why is it used? BitLocker is a device encryptor used to protect your data from theft. It is a built-in Windows technology that not only protects your computer from data theft ...

BlackCat, or ALPHV, is a ransomware-as-a-service provider, a group that rents its encryptor and the surrounding ...

Update 4/5/24: More information added about discovered Windows encryptors. Chilean data center and hosting provider IxMetro Powerhost has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware ...

The data leak site also includes four private decryption keys for an older version of the HelloKity ransomware encryptor, which could allow some victims to recover their files for free.

Following this, Cerber then downloads and executes the main encryptor payload, which encrypts files and appends a “.L0CK3D” extension, leaving a ransom note in each affected directory.

System recovery is further inhibited by Akira’s encryptor using PowerShell commands to delete volume shadow copies (VSS) on Windows systems. The FBI, CISA, EC3, and NCSC-NL provided a range of ...