gandcrab

GandCrab: Wishing You an Unhappy Birthday

A source of much misery, the GandCrab family of ransomware has had a very successful first year. But there’s plenty…

2 years ago

Attackers Sending Out Fake CDC Flu Warnings to Distribute GandCrab

Digital attackers are sending out fake flu warnings that appear to come from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC)…

2 years ago

Various Membership Plans Offered by Jokeroo Ransomware-as-a-Service

The Jokeroo ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) offers various membership plans through which would-be digital criminals can become affiliates. In his analysis of…

2 years ago

North Korean Lazarus Group Starts Targeting Russian Organizations

In an unusual move, the Lazarus hacking group associated with the North Korean government has recently started targeting organizations from…

2 years ago

Decryptor Now Available for Files Affected by GandCrab Ransomware v5.1

Researchers have released an updated decryptor that allows victims of GandCrab ransomware version 5.1 to recover their affected files for…

2 years ago

New GandCrab v5.1 Decryptor Available Now

Today we’re happy to announce that our collaboration with the Romanian Police, Europol and other law enforcement agencies has yielded…

2 years ago

Popular Torrents Uploader Caught Sharing ‘GandCrab’ Ransomware

Torrent sites are banning CracksNow, a popular source of torrent uploads, after discovering that the uploader of cracks and keygens…

2 years ago

Super Mario Oddity

A few days ago, I was investigating a sample piece of malware where our static analysis flagged a spreadsheet as…

2 years ago

GandCrab: The most popular Multi-Million Dollar Ransomware of the Year

Ransomware has been around for years and has inflicted financial losses estimated in the billions of dollars. As one of…

2 years ago

Most GandCrab Ransomware Victims Can Now Recover Their Files for Free

Businesses and home users affected by the latest versions of GandCrab ransomware can now recover their locked files for free,…

2 years ago