Bitdefender Team

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We’re happy to announce the availability of a new decryptor for MaMoCrypt, a strain of ransomware that appeared in December last year. MaMoCrypt is an unusual piece of ransomware, a variant of MZRevenge written in Delphi and packed using mpress. If you don’t want to go through the technical analysis, you ... Read More

A decryptor for the WannaRen ransomware is now available for download. Initially spotted in April 2020, WannaRen is mostly spreading through websites offering “cracked” software. This new decryptor works on all known versions of WannaRen ransomware. How to use this tool Step 1: Download the decryption tool below Save it ... Read More

For the past couple of years, Bluetooth has become the de-facto standard in low-range communication, with a particular impact on smart home and IoT development. From smart speakers to smart lights and everything in between, Bluetooth makes connectivity and communication as easy as pressing a button. Over the years, the ... Read More

We’re happy to announce the availability of a new decryptor for GoGoogle (aka BossiTossi) ransomware. This family of ransomware is written in Go and generates encrypted files with the .google extension. Spotted in April 2020, GoGoogle ransomware has several peculiarities. First of all, it is written in Golang, a programming ... Read More

We have just released an updated decryption tool for Shade (Troldesh) Ransomware. As a long-established family of ransomware, Shade has been in operation since 2014, and has been operating consistently ever since. In late April 2020, its operators announced that they are stopping the Shade operation and publicly released around ... Read More

Baby monitors have become increasingly common in modern homes. To many parents, the ability to keep an eye on children while away is worth the risk of having video feeds or pictures leaked to unauthorized parties. This article – part of a series developed in partnership with PCMag – aims ... Read More

We’re happy to announce a new decryptor for Paradise Ransomware. Paradise Ransomware, initially spotted in 2017, has been aggressively marketed as a service to interested affiliates. After infection, it checks whether the keyboard language is set to Russian, Kazakh, Belarus or Ukrainian and, if so, exits without encrypting. Otherwise, it ... Read More

Internet of Things devices have become commonplace in modern homes. Relatively inexpensive and easy to control remotely, they promise a world at your fingertips. Security vulnerabilities in connected devices can not only affect the user experience but can also give cyber-criminals an open door to your local network. This is ... Read More

This article – part of a series developed in partnership with PCMag – aims to shed some light about the security of world’s best-sellers in the IoT space. PCMag contacted the research team at Bitdefender and asked us to have a look at several popular devices, including the Ring Video ... Read More

Ouroboros ransomware has been around for more than a year in various forms, operated by different cybercrime groups. Ouroboros, known to spread via Remote Desktop Protocol bruteforce attacks and deceptive downloads, has claimed a significant number of victims worldwide. We’re now happy to announce the availability of a new decryptor ... Read More