One of the worst types of malicious software that computer users worldwide are plagued with is ransomware. This type of malware encrypts the contents of the user's computer in an attempt to force the ...

REvil ransomware affected many users around the world, especially when it struck Kaseya over the past months. The common modus of the gang behind the REvil attack is to make the victim pay the ransom ...

After the leak of the HDCP master keys earlier in the month, a couple of developers have constructed a software HDCP decryption program. The usefulness isn't immediately clear, however: practical HDCP ...

A user got his revenge on the ransomware gang who encrypted his files by hacking their server and releasing the decryption keys for all other victims. This ransomware targets network-attached storage ...

A ransomware victim that paid Bitcoin to unlock his files has enacted sweet vengeance on his attackers, by hacking them right back. As part of his retaliation, German programmer Tobias Frömel (aka ...