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A team of ethical hacking specialists has developed a free tool to remove the encryption implemented by the ransomware variant known as Paradise, which provides victims of this infection an option to regain access to their encrypted files without having to negotiate with threat actors. Paradise ransomware has been active at least since September 2017 […]
GandCrab was one of the most popular ransomware families in 2018 and 2019. The ransomware encrypted all the files on the target computer and demanded as much as $2,000 in Bitcoin or Dash for the decryption key. The authors behind GandCrab malware announced in June that they are scrapping the operations of the malware as […]
Ransomware is one of the most common cyber threats that users face nowadays. According to IT security audit experts, every few days groups of threat actors launch new campaigns to infect users, encrypt their files and demand ransoms in exchange for compromised information access. Although there are dozens of variants of encryption malware, one of […]
A group of web application security testing experts has released a new version of the tool to remove the encryption imposed by the GandCrab ransomware; according to experts, this new tool could help millions of encryption malware victims unlock their files without having to negotiate a ransom with hackers. GandCrab is one of the most […]
Decryptor tool released for the notorious GandCrab ransomware let’s victim’s to unlock the files infected with any version of GandCrab. The tools are available to download form Bitdefender and No More Ransom Project. Bitdefender, along with law enforcement agencies managed to offer several decryptors to help GandCrab victims get their data back for free. “These […]
Web application security course specialists report an attack campaign deployed by a group of Chinese hackers, which are looking for Windows servers running MySQL databases to infect them with the ransomware variant known as GandCrab. Members of the cybersecurity community claim that this attack vector had not been detected before. “The most common thing for […]
A couple of weeks back, a zero-day vulnerability was discovered in Oracle WebLogic Servers that can trigger the deserialization of malicious code and allow hackers to take over the targeted system. Now, a recent report suggests that this zero-day vulnerability has been abused for over a week to infect Oracle WebLogic servers through ransomware. So far, two […]
The latest version of the tool is functional for those who suffered ransomware infections between November 2018 and February 2019 Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the launching of a new version of the tool to remove the encryption generated by the GandCrab ransomware (versions 5.04 to […]
Around 120 service providers are exposed to attacks due to a non-updated vulnerable plugin A group of hackers exploited a vulnerability revealed a couple of years ago in a software used by remote support firms to gain access to vulnerable networks and infect workstations of users of these companies with GandCrab ransomware, reported network security […]
A new phishing email campaign contained a malicious word document with macros downloads and executes Ursnif malware and GandCrab ransomware. Security researchers from Carbon Black observed the campaign in wild and roughly 180 variants detected. The first stage of attack starts in delivering of weaponized MS word document to deliver the initial stages, according to […]
Are you tempted to download free games and software from the internet? If yes, you need to take caution as a new form of ransomware is impersonating itself as free games and software and tricking users to download itself. Anatova ransomware was first spotted on January 1 by McAfee and has strong encryption using a […]
Recover your encrypted files with this free tool A tool recently launched by experts in cybersecurity and digital forensics allows you to recover files encrypted by some versions of GandCrab, a variant of ransomwarethat has affected hundreds of thousands of users since the beginning of 2018. The free recovery tool for GandCrab decrypts files encrypted by […]
GandCrab ransomware, which has created a hullabaloo in the cybersecurity industry by constantly evolving, has yet again caused a commotion. The latest version of the ransomware attacks system using SMB exploit spreader via compromised websites. The ransomware is adding new features every day to target different countries. The attackers behind the ransomware are scanning the […]
Late last week saw the appearance of a new ransomware called GandCrab. Surprisingly, it is distributed via two exploit kits: RIG EK and GrandSoft EK. Why is this surprising? Other than Magnitude EK, which is known to consistently push the Magniber ransomware, other exploit kits have this year mostly dropped other payloads, such as Ramnit or SmokeLoader, […]