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Hope: Black Basta data decryption tool
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Hackers also make mistakes: According to a report on GitHub, the experts at SRLabs have discovered a vulnerability in the Black Basta ransomware. You were then able to build a decryption tool, which can probably save the data in many cases. The APT group Black Basta has caused a lot of damage with its ransomware. Many of the companies affected did not take part in the blackmail, but they often lost some data. Now there is hope again for the recovery of some data: the experts at SRLabs have discovered a vulnerability in the ransomware of...

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Hades family ransomware decryption tool
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Luckily, ransomware programmers make mistakes too, so Avast's specialists were able to develop a decryption tool for the Hades family's MafiaWare666 ransomware. MafiaWare666 is also known as JCrypt, RIP Lmao or BrutusptCrypt. Avast releases MafiaWare666 ransomware decryption tool. MafiaWare666 is a ransomware strain written in C# that does not contain any obfuscation or anti-analysis techniques. It encrypts files using AES encryption. Avast discovered a vulnerability in the encryption scheme that allows decrypting some of the variants without paying the ransom. New or previously unknown samples may encrypt files differently, so they may not be decrypted without further analysis...

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LockerGoga ransomware decryption tool
Bitdefender_News

Bitdefender provides a universal decryption (decryptor) tool that helps victims of all previous LockerGoga ransomware attacks to recover their encrypted files. As always, the tool is also available via the NoMoreRansom initiative. Europol, the NoMoreRansom initiative, the Zurich public prosecutor's office and the Zurich canton police were involved in the development of the decryptor, which is freely available for download. LockerGoga: Damage over 100 million US dollars Cyber ​​experts observed the LockerGoga family for the first time in 2019. The ransomware became known through successful attacks on the Norsk Hydro in Norway and through attacks in the United States. The criminal operators who are also behind the MegaCortext ransomware…

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Yanluowang ransomware – Kaspersky provides decryption tool
Kaspersky_news

Cisco has confirmed that the Yanluowang ransomware group has entered its corporate network. However, no sensitive data is said to have been stolen or encrypted. Kaspersky provides a free decryption tool for victims of the Yanluowang group. Yanluowang is a relatively new ransomware used by unknown attackers to target large companies. It was first reported late last year. Although the malware has only been on the market for a short time, Yanluowang has managed to target companies from all over the world including USA, Brazil, Germany, UAE, China, Turkey and many more countries. Included…

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ElcomSoft updates forensic field service tools
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Elcomsoft System Recovery Update simplifies digital triage in the forensic field service. ElcomSoft updates Elcomsoft System Recovery, a bootable tool for unlocking Windows accounts, accessing encrypted volumes, and unlocking encrypted virtual machines. The new version 7.08 offers the possibility to extract WLAN passwords and helps to identify the owner of the examined computer by extracting the Windows license key. In addition, the file system analysis is facilitated by an integrated file manager with two control panels. Extract WiFi passwords to reduce detection time Home users often reuse passwords. The same or very similar passwords that appear after a limited number of ...

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