Ransomware is one of the more common ways nowadays for some criminals to make money by infecting computers with malware that locks files using encryption.

German security software company G DATA has released a vaccine that will block STOP Ransomware from encrypting victims' files after infection.

A new and targeted ransomware named AgeLocker utilizes the 'Age' encryption tool created by a Google employee to encrypt victim's files.

On June 3, Spain-based telecommunications conglomerate, Telefónica, released a free tool to recover data encrypted by the VCryptor ransomware. The tool, VCrypt Decryptor, was created as part of ...

Typically, ransomware locks files with asymmetric encryption, which is a strong cryptographic method that requires two keys (a private key and public key) to encrypt and decrypt data.

By using Nubeva's ransomware recovery tool, the small metro hospital reportedly reversed the encryption and restored critical systems quickly after a cyberattack.

Security researchers say this new variant of ransomware predominantly targets crypto users to hijack and steal wallet funds.

More importantly, the ransomware gang has left behind a master key so that victims can finally decrypt files that have been locked up in the gang's malware.