New ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor recovers BitLocker …
2 days ago · ShrinkLocker attacks. Instead of using custom encryption implementations like traditional ransomware, ShrinkLocker uses Windows BitLocker with a randomly generated password that is sent to the ...
Free Decryptor Released for BitLocker-Based ShrinkLocker …
2 days ago · That said, the ShrinkLocker variant used is said to be a modified version of the original version. Described as simple yet effective, the ransomware stands out for the fact that it's written in VBScript, a scripting language that Microsoft said is being deprecated starting the second half of 2024.
Bitdefender Releases ShrinkLocker Ransomware Decryptor That …
2 days ago · ShrinkLocker operates by modifying BitLocker configurations to encrypt a system’s drives. It first checks if BitLocker is enabled and, if not, installs it. The ransomware then re-encrypts the system using a randomly generated password uploaded to the attacker’s server.
Bitdefender Cracks ShrinkLocker Decryption: How to Fix Your PC
2 days ago · ShrinkLocker is a nasty ransomware attack — encrypting your hard drive and then following the usual extortion tactic: “Send us money for your data back”.. At least now, there is a solution, with cybersecurity firm Bitdefender releasing a tool that should unlock and unencrypt affected PCs.. ShrinkLocker, along with variants, has been spotted across the world in 2024, targeting no industry ...
ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor now available - The Register
2 days ago · Bitdefender has released a free decryption tool that can unlock data encrypted by the ShrinkLocker ransomware. Bitdefender made the decryptor publicly available following an extensive analysis of the malware strain, which was uncovered in May and found to use VBScript and Microsoft Windows' built-in BitLocker encryption feature to scramble victims' files.
'ShrinkLocker' ransomware uses BitLocker against you — …
May 24, 2024 · BitLocker has been weaponized again by the new "ShrinkLocker" ransomware attack. The attack uses novel methods to make a classic BitLocker attack more pervasive and dangerous than ever before,...
New ShrinkLocker ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt your files
May 24, 2024 · A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. ShrinkLocker, named so because it creates the boot volume by...
Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data
May 24, 2024 · The researchers named the new ransomware ShrinkLocker, both for its use of BitLocker and because it shrinks the size of each non-boot partition by 100 MB and splits the newly unallocated space ...
Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's …
May 23, 2024 · The antivirus maker's Global Emergency Response team spotted the malware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, in Mexico, Indonesia, and Jordan, and said the code's unnamed operators targeted steel and vaccine manufacturing companies, plus a government entity.
Kaspersky experts identify new ransomware using BitLocker to …
May 23, 2024 · Kaspersky has identified ransomware attacks using Microsoft’s BitLocker to attempt encryption of corporate files. The threat actors remove the recovery options to prevent the files from being restored and use a malicious script with a new feature: it can detect specific Windows versions and enable the BitLocker according to the Windows version.
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