Tagged: emsisoft

December 12, 2019 @ 9:18 pm By Cali Haan  |  

An unprecedented number of ransomware attacks deployed against government, healthcare and school targets in the U.S., and new attacks that not only lock up but also steal sensitive data, have prompted cybersecurity firm Emsisoft to declare a “crisis.” An recent attack in Pensacola that “may… Read More

November 12, 2019 @ 2:15 am By Cali Haan  |  

Anti-Malware and anti-virus company Emsisoft posed as a potential customer to conduct an informal “sting” on a company “guaranteeing” it can decrypt data locked by Dharma ransomware for a fee of about $7000 USD. The problem is, Emsisoft claims, no known party has ever decrypted… Read More

September 28, 2019 @ 9:14 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released, “a new free decryption tool for the WannaCryFake ransomware strain.” The tool helps victims restore data locked up (encrypted) in a WannaCryFake ransomware attack. Municipalities, public services providers and private companies across North America have been contending with record numbers… Read More