Free Decryptor Released for BitLocker-Based ShrinkLocker Ransomware Victims Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive analysis of ShrinkLocker’s inner workings, allowing the researchers to discover a “specific window of opportunity Read more…
Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Progress Software OpenEdge Vulnerability Technical specifics and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit have been made available for a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Progress Software OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer, which could be potentially exploited to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-1403, the vulnerability has a maximum Read more…
LockBit Ransomware Operation Shut Down; Criminals Arrested; Decryption Keys Released The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday confirmed that it obtained LockBit’s source code as well as intelligence pertaining to its activities and their affiliates as part of a dedicated task force called Operation Cronos. “Some of the data on Read more…
Rhysida Ransomware Cracked, Free Decryption Tool Released Feb 12, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Data Recovery Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an “implementation vulnerability” that has made it possible to reconstruct encryption keys and decrypt data locked by Rhysida ransomware. The findings were published last week by a group of researchers from Kookmin University Read more…
Critical Patches Released for New Flaws in Cisco, Fortinet, VMware Products Feb 08, 2024NewsroomCyber Threat / Network Security Cisco, Fortinet, and VMware have released security fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, including critical weaknesses that could be exploited to perform arbitrary actions on affected devices. The first set from Cisco consists Read more…
Free Decryptor Released for Black Basta and Babuk’s Tortilla Ransomware Victims Jan 10, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Data Security A decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the Babuk ransomware has been released by Cisco Talos, allowing victims targeted by the malware to regain access to their files. The cybersecurity firm said the Read more…