The cost of ransomware reached close to $1 billion in 2016, and it's not hard to see why. The malware family, which targets everything from Windows to Mac machines, executes procedures to encrypt ...

A new piece of ransomware called CoinVault offers to decrypt a single file for free in hopes of encouraging victims to pay the ransom. UPDATE: A prior version of this story incorrectly defined VSS as ...

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 ...

Researchers have created a decryptor that exploits a flaw in Black Basta ransomware, allowing victims to recover their files for free. The decryptor allows Black Basta victims from November 2022 to ...