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CoinVault Ransomware Authors Sentenced to 240 Hours of Community Service
2018-07-26 18:48

Almost three years after the arrest of two young Dutch brothers, who pleaded guilty to their involvement in creating and distributing CoinVault ransomware malware, a district court in Rotterdam...

Dutch Court Sentences CoinVault Ransomware Authors to Community Service
2018-07-26 16:47

Two Dutch men were sentenced on Thursday to 240 hours of community service for creating and using the CoinVault ransomware. read more

CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware victims don't need to pay the ransom (Help Net Security)
2015-10-30 07:00

Kaspersky Lab has added an additional 14,031 decryption keys to their free repository, enabling all those who have fallen victim to CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware to retrieve their encrypted data...

Dutch Police Arrest Alleged CoinVault Ransomware Authors (Threatpost)
2015-09-17 13:13

Ransomware has emerged as major threat to consumers and businesses in recent years, and law enforcement agencies and security researchers have taken note. Authorities last year disrupted the...

CoinVault ransomware: Retrieve data without paying the criminals (Help Net Security)
2015-04-14 05:25

Victims of the CoinVault ransomware have a chance to retrieve their data without having to pay the criminals, thanks to a repository of decryption keys and a decryption application made available onli...