A new kind of ransomware comes with its own "referrals" program, one that you probably wouldn't want to join. The malware dubbed "Popcorn Time" locks your Windows computer's files with strong AES-256 ...

Victims of the widespread TeslaCrypt ransomware are in luck: Security researchers have created a tool that can decrypt files affected by recent versions of the malicious program. Surprisingly, the ...

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 ...

Today, Mikko Hypponen discovered that the TeslaCrypt ransomware developers have changed the message on their last functioning TOR site. On May 18th, the TeslaCrypt devs announced on their TOR site ...

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 ...

Victims of the latest version of one of the most common forms of ransomware could now be able to get their files back without giving in to cybercriminals' demands -- thanks to the release of a new ...

TeslaCrypt's flaw was not in the encryption algorithm itself, but rather how the encryption keys were being stored on a victim's computer. When TeslaCrypt encrypts a victim's files it uses the AES ...

I had to re-install XP, and could then not access my encrypted files in my data partition. I've tried understanding cipher, but to no avail. Can anyone shortcut what is so far two days heavy ...

Putting sensitive data in email messages or cloud storage should give you the heebie-jeebies, but a good dose of cryptography can give you peace of mind. Pretty Good ...

In this era when technology is riveting almost all domains of our life, data protection, and privacy is quite stringent and goes without saying. One very peculiar method to mitigate such privacy ...