For many years, a WCW CD-Rom loaded with exclusive content was locked due to a server containing the decryption keys shut ...

Most industry analyst firms conclude that between 80-90 percent of network traffic is encrypted today. Jeff Costlow, CISO at ExtraHop, explains why this might not be a good thing. Strong encryption is ...

Users who have had their files encrypted by any version of the Bart ransomware program are in luck: Antivirus vendor Bitdefender has just released a free decryption tool. The Bart ransomware appeared ...

Thousands of ransomware victims may finally get some long-awaited relief. New Zealand-based security company Emsisoft has built a set of decryption tools for Stop, a family of ransomware that includes ...

Encryption can help your small business keep vital files and other important data safe, as well as maintain secure communications with clients and coworkers over email. However, not all forms of ...

Researchers have discovered that TeslaCrypt contains an inherent design flaw which has granted an avenue for the development of free decryption tools. Security researcher Lawrence Abrams explained in ...

The developer behind the original Petya ransomware has provided a tool to help minimize the damage inflicted on infected PCs. It is in the form of a master decryption key to release the files held ...

Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It’s a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ...

Many victims of the Kaseya ransomware attack are still in the process of recovering but one victim is facing a particularly difficult issue. Mike Hamilton, former CISO of Seattle and now CISO of ...

‘Threat groups’ could target valuable secrets with aim of unlocking them when computing power allows Chinese hackers could target heavily encrypted datasets such as weapon designs or details of ...