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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Ransomware remains one of the most pervasive and evolving threats to organizational data ...

In context: Akira is a dangerous, multiplatform ransomware threat that has been active since 2023. Available as a ransomware-as-a-service product to script kiddies and cybercriminals, the malware has ...

The Inc ransomware collective, which just disrupted a major Michigan healthcare network, is using an encryptor that may hold the key to recovering from its worst attacks. Where once ransomware groups ...

If your laptop or PC has been infected by ransomware, i.e. a blackmail virus, you’ll receive a message asking you to pay a ransom. You’ll feel like your in the the hot seat, but that’s the whole point ...

Victims of the CoinVault ransomware might be able to decrypt their files with a free tool released by Kaspersky Lab together with the Dutch police. The tool can be found at ...

Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption, data theft, and ...

Cisco Talos has observed overlaps between Kraken and the earlier HelloKitty cartel through attack tactics using SMB flaws for ...

A new Linux variant of the “Gunra” ransomware family has been identified with highly configurable multithreading, allowing attackers to run up to 100 parallel encryptions. A Trend Micro research ...

Kraken ransomware measures system performance before deciding the scale of encryption damageShadow copies, Recycle Bin, and ...