A new kind of ransomware comes with its own "referrals" program, one that you probably wouldn't want to join. The malware dubbed "Popcorn Time" locks your Windows computer's files with strong AES-256 ...

Today, Mikko Hypponen discovered that the TeslaCrypt ransomware developers have changed the message on their last functioning TOR site. On May 18th, the TeslaCrypt devs announced on their TOR site ...

Victims of the widespread TeslaCrypt ransomware are in luck: Security researchers have created a tool that can decrypt files affected by recent versions of the malicious program. Surprisingly, the ...

TeslaCrypt's flaw was not in the encryption algorithm itself, but rather how the encryption keys were being stored on a victim's computer. When TeslaCrypt encrypts a victim's files it uses the AES ...

It's easy for those infected with ransomware to believe that it's game over, and the only way they're going to get their data back is to give in to cybercriminals' demands and hand over a fee. With ...

Refusing to decrypt your hard drive for authorities, even if you’ve allegedly forgotten the password, is still considered contempt of court. That’s according to a U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ...