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.

Victims infected with the MarsJoke ransomware can now decrypt their files; researchers cracked the encryption in the CTB-Locker lookalike last week.

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest on ShadowBrokers and Cisco, the Sweet32 collision attack, decryptors for the Wildfire ransomware, and this week’s gaming forum breaches. Download: Threatpost_News_Wrap_August_26_2016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves

Knowing where to turn for help when victimized by ransomware isn’t always clear. Should you pay the ransom? Are there alternatives to getting your precious data back? Who can you turn to for help? In an effort to answer those questions and help victims retrieve data encrypted by ransomware a unique public and private sector...