Bleeping Computer

Researchers secretly helped decrypt Zeppelin ransomware for 2 years

Security researchers found vulnerabilities in the encryption mechanism of the Zeppelin ransomware and exploited them to create a working decryptor they used since 2020 to help victim companies recover ...
Yahoo

MortalKombat ransomware victims can now decrypt their files for free

Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryption tool for MortalKombat, a months-old strain of ransomware targeting predominantly cryptocurrency users. MortalKombat, named after ...
Ars Technica

Does ransomware (encryption) damage a file the moment it's touched?

Couldn't figure out a better forum for this. Hopefully soon I'll have some money to buy a low-end NAS that I can use for backups which I can make a little safer than a connected USB drive, in terms of ...
Bleeping Computer

New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files

A new 'White Phoenix' ransomware decryptor allows victims to partially recover files encrypted by ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption is a strategy employed by ...

New Research from Index Engines™ Shows Ransomware Continues Shift Towards Polymorphism, Shadow Encryption, and Wiper-Style Attacks

Index Engines, the leader in cyber resilience, today shared the latest ransomware trends from its CyberSense® Research Lab, which reveals threat actors continue to advance their approaches with more ...
InfoWorld

Free tool may decrypt files encrypted by CoinVault ransomware

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 ...
Dark Reading

Flaw in Hacktivist Ransomware Lets Victims Decrypt Own Files

A ransomware variant favored by a pro-Russia hacktivist group is back on the scene with a new version that has a fatal flaw — it keeps artifacts that allow victims to decrypt their files. VolkLocker ...
Security Boulevard

Emulating the Mutative BlackByte Ransomware

AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by BlackByte ransomware, a strain operated ...

Code Red: RansomBreak Simulates Hospital Ransomware Crisis in January CEH Compete Challenge

TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- EC-Council, inventor of the world-renowned Certified ...
CSOonline

Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed ...
Security Boulevard

When Nation-State Actors Turn to Ransomware: Inside Lazarus Group’s Medusa Campaign

Ransomware has traditionally been associated with financially motivated cybercriminal groups. Increasingly, however, state-aligned actors are blending espionage with disruptive ransomware tactics. New ...