Decryption keys for the Dharma strain of ransomware have been released.

Ransomware still under development called Popcorn Time forces victims to either pay the ransom, or try to infect other machines in exchange for the decryption key.

The master decryption keys unlocking files encrypted by the CrySis ransomware have been released. Kaspersky Lab has already updated its Rakhni decryptor to help victims restore their data.

A recent run of attacks against Linux servers called Fairware has been traced to insecure internet-facing Redis installations that hackers have abused to delete web folders and, in some cases, install malicious code. Redis is an open source tool used by web application developers for the purpose of quickly caching data. The tool’s developers configured Redis...

Linux server admins are reporting attacks resulting in the disappearance of the server’s web folder and websites being down indefinitely. Posts to the forums on the BleepingComputer website corroborate a number of such attacks, most likely intrusions powered by brute-force attacks against SSH, according to one of the victims. In each instance, the web folder...

Dirt cheap ransomware selling for as little as $39 on the dark web has security experts concerned the low price coupled with its potency could trigger a wave of new infections. The ransomware is called Stampado and besides its hallmark low price, the ransomware is also unique because it threatens to delete files every six hours...

Researchers are digging through samples of the Petya ransomware, and while they’ve learned some about its inner workings, they still haven’t mastered enough to come up with a decryptor. Petya is the latest twist on crypto-malware. It was found recently targeting companies in Germany in a spam campaign aimed at human resources organizations. The emails...

First ransomware locked your desktop. Then it encrypted your files. Not long after, webservers, shared drives and backups were targeted. Now? Introducing Petya, ransomware that targets the Master Boot Record. Spotted in email campaigns sent to human resources offices in German companies, the malware encrypts the compromised computer’s master file table and demands .9 Bitcoin...

Crimeware services are nothing new. Criminals for years have advertised on the underground not only malware, but management services and support for banking Trojans, exploit kits and more. Researchers this week turned up a new ransomware-as-a-service operation that pushes the first ransomware coded entirely in JavaScript. Ransom32 is available for download on a Tor hidden...