In surprising end to TeslaCrypt, the developers shut down their ransomware and released the master decryption key. Over the past few weeks, an analyst for ESET had noticed that the developers of ...

Victims of Cryakl ransomware are now able to get their files back without paying a ransom to cybercriminals, after the decryption key was released for free as part of the No More Ransom initiative.

A free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware has been released, allowing past victims to recover their files for free. When executed, most ransomware will generate a unique encryption key per file or ...

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. Researchers say they have uncovered ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

In a PKI system, if I want to send you a file, I look up your public key and encrypt the file with it. You then use your private key to decrypt the file. Conversely, if I want to sign a document to ...

Researchers have discovered that TeslaCrypt contains an inherent design flaw which has granted an avenue for the development of free decryption tools. Security researcher Lawrence Abrams explained in ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

In Part 1 of my series on Transport Layer Security (TLS) decryption, I went over a few basics of encryption, discussed TLS 1.2, and concluded by outlining the improvements TLS 1.3 provided. In this ...

In the decade since larger-than-life character Kim Dotcom founded Mega, the cloud storage service has amassed 250 million registered users and stores a whopping 120 billion files that take up more ...