Ragnarok, a ransomware gang operational since 2019 that gained notoriety after launching attacks against unpatched Citrix ADC servers, has shut down and released a free decryption key for its victims.

Researchers took advantage of a weakness in the encryption scheme of Key Group ransomware and developed a decryption tool that lets some victims to recover their files for free. The decryptor was ...

A new decryptor key has been created for victims of the Babuk Tortilla ransomware variant, Cisco Talos has confirmed. These keys will be added to a generic Babuk decryptor previously created by Avast ...

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 ...

This week, Nubeva Technologies, which develops decryption tools focused on ransomware, published a case study describing how it was able to help one small hospital untangle a ransomware attack that ...

Researchers have created a decryptor that exploits a flaw in Black Basta ransomware, allowing victims to recover their files for free. The decryptor allows Black Basta victims from November 2022 to ...

WTF?! The cybercriminal group that infected Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) with a strain of malware has freely released the decryption key to the government and apologized. The ...

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, ...