Good news for many victims of WannaCry: Free tools can be used to decrypt some PCs that were forcibly encrypted by the ransomware, providing the prime numbers used to build the crypto keys remain in ...

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 ...

Victims of the latest strain of Globe ransomware can now unlock their files without paying out money to cybercriminal extortionists, thanks to a newly released and free-to-use decryption tool. As its ...

The instances of Ransomware has been increasing exponentially. Cybercriminals are simply rushing to the dark web and are making use of Ransomware as a service offering. In this offering the ...

First the good news: there are now free utilities for decrypting your data after a ransomware attack. Now the bad news: the tools only work for specific ransomware, not all variants. Cisco Systems' ...

Victims of the latest version of one of the most common forms of ransomware could now be able to get their files back without giving in to cybercriminals' demands -- thanks to the release of a new ...

Update (June 14th): ESET has updated its AES-NI decryption tool with a set of keys for AES-NI variant B ransomware, which was recently made public on a BleepingComputer.com forum. Based on this, ESET ...

With so much bad news about ransomware in the headlines every day, it’s good to share some good news. Security experts at Trustwave have released a free decryption tool that can be used by BlackByte ...

Security software company Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware strain to help victims of the malware recover locked files without paying the hackers. The availability of a ...

Security firm AVG has fired back in the long-running tit-for-tat battle with the ransomware black hats by releasing a new tool to decrypt files locked with the Bart variant. Malware analyst Jakub ...

A company that makes a password cracking tool says that a new vulnerability found in the Mac T2 chip allows it to brute force passwords and decrypt a device. Apple's T2 chip, among other features, ...

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 ...