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The Week in Ransomware - August 9th 2019 - Summer Doldrums
As we creep towards the end of the summer, things have started to thankfully slow down a bit. The biggest news was a wiper called GermanWiper targeting Germany and pretending to be a ransomware. Otherwise, for this week we mostly saw new variants of existing ransomware being released.
- August 09, 2019
- 06:14 PM
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ECh0raix Ransomware Decryptor Restores QNAP Files For Free
A decryptor for the eCh0raix Ransomware, or QNAPCrypt, has been released that allows victims to recover encrypted files on their QNAP NAS devices.
- August 05, 2019
- 05:15 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - July 26th 2019 - State of Emergency
Now that ransomware developers know that they can earn monstrous payouts from local cities and insurance policies, we see a new government agency, school district, or large company getting hit with a ransomware attack every day.
- July 26, 2019
- 04:23 PM
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No More Ransom Success Story: Saves $108+ Million in Ransomware Payments
Today marks the third anniversary of No More Ransom and through its partners from the public and private sectors, law enforcement, academia, and researchers, the project has been able to help hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of victims get their encrypted files back for free.
- July 26, 2019
- 11:39 AM
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LooCipher Ransomware Decryptor Gets Your Files Back for Free
A decryptor for the LooCipher Ransomware has been released by Emsisoft that allows victims to decrypt their files for free. If you were infected with LooCipher, do not pay the ransom and instead follow the instructions below.
- July 22, 2019
- 05:50 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - June 21st 2019 - Backup, Backup, Backup!
This week's ransomware news was dominated by the release of the GandCrab 5.2 decryptor, the Sodinokibi Ransomware taking off, and a new ransomware called LooCipher spreading via spam.
- June 21, 2019
- 05:14 PM
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Release of GandCrab 5.2 Decryptor Ends a Bad Ransomware Story
In collaboration with law enforcement agencies around the world, Bitdefender has released an updated decryptor for the GandCrab Ransomware that can decrypt files encrypted by versions 1, 4, and 5 through 5.2.
- June 17, 2019
- 09:43 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - June 14th 2019 - pyLocky and GandCrab Cleans Up
This week we saw French law enforcement releasing a decryptor for the pyLocky Ransomware. We also saw a charity in Washington and a airplane manufacturer become infected with ransomware.
- June 14, 2019
- 05:07 PM
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pyLocky Decryptor Released by French Authorities
A decryptor for pyLocky Ransomware versions 1 and 2 has been released by French authorities that allows victim to decrypt their files for free.
- June 13, 2019
- 03:57 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - May 24th 2019 - Smacking 'Em Down With Decryptors
We had lots of new variants of existing ransomware and new ransomware found being distributed via malvertising campaigns and RIG exploit kit. The good news is that some of them were smacked down with decryptors!
- May 25, 2019
- 10:15 AM
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JSWorm 2.0 Ransomware Decryptor Gets Your Files Back For Free
A decryptor for the JSWorm 2.0 Ransomware has been released by Emsisoft this week that allows victims to decrypt their files for free. If you become infected with JSWorm 2.0, do not pay the ransom and instead follow the instructions below.
- May 21, 2019
- 05:01 PM
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Decryptor for MegaLocker and NamPoHyu Virus Ransomware Released
Emsisoft has released a decryptor for the MegaLocker and NamPoHyu Virus ransomware that has been targeting exposed Samba servers. Victims can now use this decryptor to recover their files for free.
- May 02, 2019
- 03:06 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - April 12th 2019 - Targeting Reveton
Been a busy week with a few decryptors released, lots of variants of existing ransomware released, and a few in-developments ones discovered. The biggest news was the announcement that the UK has jailed one of the distributors of the Reveton ransomware.
- April 12, 2019
- 06:57 PM
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Planetary Ransomware Decryptor Gets Your Files Back For Free
A decryptor for the Planetary Ransomware family was released by Emsisoft this week that allows victims to decrypt their files for free. This ransomware family is named Planetary because it commonly uses the names of planets for the extensions added to encrypted file's names.
- April 07, 2019
- 01:46 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - March 29th 2019 - Parking for Free!
This week we saw numerous new variants of existing ransomware released, with only a few new families. The one new ransomware infection that was actively distributed this week is called UNNAM3D and was distributed through spam emails to about 30 thousand people.
- March 29, 2019
- 05:51 PM
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Emsisoft has Released a Decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware
A decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware was released today by Emsisoft that allows victims to recover their files for free. This ransomware was active in 2017 and targeted English, Turkish, Spanish, and Italian users.
- March 25, 2019
- 01:05 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - March 15th 2019 - STOP, Decryptors, and More
This week we have seen a new decryptor released by both Emsisoft and Avast for the BigBobRoss ransomware. We also saw a lot of new variants released for existing ransomware, expecially the STOP Ransomware.
- March 15, 2019
- 05:19 PM
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GandCrab Ransomware Affiliates Continue to Push Decryptable Versions
GandCrab Ransomware affiliates are doing their victims a favor by screwing up and distributing a version of the ransomware that can be decrypted for free.
- February 21, 2019
- 06:39 AM
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How to Decrypt the Aurora Ransomware with AuroraDecrypter
If you have been infected with a Aurora Ransomware variant, then you are in luck as a program called AuroraDecrypter has been created by Michael Gillespie that allows you recover your encryption key without having to pay the ransom.
- January 04, 2019
- 11:35 AM
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Master Decryption Key Released for FilesLocker Ransomware
On December 29th, a Pastbin post was created that contains the master RSA decryption key for the FilesLocker Ransomware. The release of this key has allowed a decryptor to be created that can recover victim's files for free.
- January 02, 2019
- 02:30 PM
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