BitDefender releases free decryption tool for GandCrab ransomware

Security firm BitDefender has teamed up with the FBI, Europol and other agencies and created decryption software that enables ransomware victims to get their data back for free. The tool can be used to retrieve files encrypted by the GandCrab family of ransomware which is thought to have originated in Russia. GandCrab has been active for around a year and a half, and hundreds of thousands of people have fallen victim to it. See also: Netflix discovers SACK Panic and other Linux security flaws Humans are still the weakest link in information security Security software is causing Firefox users to… [Continue Reading]