The ransomware threat has been covered from multiple angles all throughout 2016. Although criminals remain one step ahead of security experts in most cases, there are quite a few tools that allow for free file decryption. Not all ransomware strains can be decrypted free of charge at this time, although some significant strides have been made. Below are a few of these free ransomware decryption tools people should take notice …
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The topic of privacy and encryption is still being kicked around by government officials these days. Notably the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is for forcing users to decrypt their communication and devices. The CACP voted to support legal changes which would permit judges to “compel encryption key holders” to reveal it to law enforcement. Encryption Does Not Make It Harder To Solve Crime It is not the first, …
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Not a week goes by before a new type of ransomware is discovered all of a sudden. One of the recent installments to hit the markets is called Blackshades, and it is openly daring security researchers to best it. However, this is also one of the cheapest strains of ransomware to get rid of. Do Not Mess With Blackshades Ransomware As one would come to expect from ransomware these days, …
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