If you or your company was unfortunate enough to be caught in the web of a ransomware attack, the consequences may have been devastating. Hopefully you got rid of the infection, but the all-important files affected by such an attack could still be under lock and key. Without backups, which is more common than you may think, the files may be gone forever.
A tiny slice of good fortune: Occasionally, we all catch break. Files can sometimes be recovered in the following ways[1]:
For ransomware actors, innovation is a key to success, as crime gangs look for new ways to dupe people and make crypto-locking malware even more lucrative. Some hacking groups have started cold-calling victims to inform them that their systems have been hit by ransomware and request a ransom to resolve the situation. An old, yet tried and true use of chicanery. Sometime old schemes become new schemes. This is just the latest in a long line of shakedown tactics, which include not just using c
Cyber security researchers are warning about a recently uncovered ransomware variant called Egregor that appears to have infected about a dozen organizations worldwide over the past several months. Similarities to Sekhmet Crypto-Locking malware and bee noted.
True to other ransomware hackers, the bad actors behind the Egregor ransomware are threatening to leak victims' data if the ransom demands are not met within three days. The cybercriminals linked to Egregor are also mimicking Maze tactics
