Partial encryption is a growing trend in the world of ransomware, but with it comes the potential for data recovery on affected files. We’ll give an overview here on what the term “partial encryption” means. It is perhaps more accurate to say, “intermittent encryption,” but even so, it will be important to understand this recent trend in how many ransomware infections operate. From there, we’ll introduce White Phoenix, the freely available tool developed by CyberArk which can be used on part
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The ransomware group Play, which is taking credit for the hacking of Lowell Massachusetts municipal network on 24 April. Play has released 5 gigabytes of data from that theft and posted it to the dark web.
The cybercriminal group, which has been active since last year, posted a link to the data, which a threat analyst with cybersecurity provider Emsisoft, said is available for viewing and download by any user on that system. "The info is out there, and while at the moment it's on the dark web,
