Good news for many victims of WannaCry: Free tools can be used to decrypt some PCs that were forcibly encrypted by the ransomware, providing the prime numbers used to build the crypto keys remain in ...

Security researcher Yohanes Nugroho has released a decryptor for the Linux variant of Akira ransomware, which utilizes GPU power to retrieve the decryption key and unlock files for free. Nugroho ...

The FBI is encouraging anyone who has been a victim of the LockBit ransomware group and its many affiliates to contact them for a free decryption key that could help restore their data. Bryan Vorndran ...

Clean backups can restore dormant malware; MSPs now require isolated, telemetry-driven ransomware recovery testing under NIS 2.

Bottom line: Victims of ransomware attacks are typically advised not to pay the ransom demanded by cybercriminals. Paying up offers no guarantee that the attackers will uphold their end of the deal, ...

The pro-Russia hacktivist group CyberVolk launched a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called VolkLocker that suffered from serious implementation flaws, allowing victims to potentially decrypt files for ...

Paying the ransom is no guarantee of a smooth or even successful recovery of data. But that isn’t even the only issue security leaders will face under fire. Preparation is key. Two in five companies ...

It’s not clear how many of the decryption keys are still viable, but it’s likely to be a boon for many enterprise victims who did not pay the ransom. The FBI has acquired more than 7,000 decryption ...