Security News

New Collision Attacks Against 3DES, Blowfish Allow for Cookie Decryption (Threatpost)
2016-08-24 12:00

Researchers have found a new way to recover and decrypt authentication cookies from 3DES and Blowfish protected traffic. In response, OpenSSL is expected to deprecate 3DES' designation from high to medium.

Cerber2 ransomware released, no decryption tool available (Help Net Security)
2016-08-08 19:49

The author of the widely distributed Cerber ransomware has released a newer version, and files encrypted with Cerber2, unfortunately, can’t be decrypted without paying the ransom. Several weeks...

Petya Sabotages Rival Ransomware Chimera, Leaks Decryption Keys (Threatpost)
2016-07-28 16:16

Petya ransomware developers leak competitor Chimera's decryption keys in an attempt to drive new business to a new Petya and Mischa offering.

New CryptXXX Can Evade Detection, Outsmarts Decryption Tools (Threatpost)
2016-06-27 15:24

Latest CryptXXX ransomware variant masks itself as a DLL for video editing software and now can outsmart decryption tools.

Decryption Utilities Unlock Files Encrypted by All TeslaCrypt Versions (Threatpost)
2016-06-10 16:16

Cisco released a decryption utility that unlocks files encrypted by all four versions of TeslaCrypt; Kaspersky Lab has also published a similar decryptor.

The end of TeslaCrypt: Master decryption key released (Help Net Security)
2016-05-19 17:05

The operators of TeslaCrypt ransomware have decided to close up shop and have published a master key that decrypts the files encrypted by the malware. They also wrote that the project is closed...