To further show how ransomware is such a pile of crap, a new version of Locky has been released that appends the .shit extension on encrypted files. Like previous variants, this ransomware is ...

Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was discovered by @dvk01uk that now uses the .ODIN extension for encrypted files. It is important to note that if you are infected with this ransomware, you ...

Ransomware with apparent links to a Dridex botnet affiliate has been spotted attempting to infect at least 450,000 computer users. David Bisson reports.

These ransomware extensions identify which files are encrypted and no longer accessible, persuading the victim to pay the ransom. ExtraHop Encrypted files with a ransomware file extension.

8 Automatically Quarantine Files With Known Ransomware File Extensions Some antivirus applications will allow you to write rules to automatically quarantine files matching a certain file extension.

A previously uncatalogued ransomware strain is targeting public sector and aviation organizations in the Middle East. The ...

Cybersecurity researchers crack the codes of FortuneCrypt, Yatron, WannaCryFake and Avest ransomware, allowing victims to get their files back without paying cyber criminals.

Cybersecurity researchers have already cracked the newest incarnation of Globe ransomware, allowing you to get your files back without paying out to criminals.

Researchers have released a free decryption tool for Jigsaw, the sadistic ransomware that gradually deletes all of a victim’s encrypted files.