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Ransomware accidentally destroys all files larger than 128KB, preventing decryption

VECT, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) that first started circulating online in December 2025, was discovered to host a major bug in its programming. According to Check Point Research (CPR), the ...
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Flaw in Hacktivist Ransomware Lets Victims Decrypt Own Files

A ransomware variant favored by a pro-Russia hacktivist group is back on the scene with a new version that has a fatal flaw — it keeps artifacts that allow victims to decrypt their files. VolkLocker ...
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Chinese Hackers Use Velociraptor IR Tool in Ransomware Attacks

A China-based threat group known as Storm-2603 has added a new weapon to its hacking arsenal. Cisco Talos researchers observed Storm-2603 abusing Velociraptor, an open source digital forensics and ...
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News in the Security category

The Nemucod Trojan Downloader has started including a ransomware component that encrypts a victim's data using XOR encryption and renames the files to have the .CRYPTED extension. Fabian Wosar, of ...