Windows encryption protects sensitive files and folders by locking them when not in use or when you're away from your computer. Depending on the version of Windows you use, different types of ...

A new form of ransomware is automatically adjusting its ransom demand for unlocking decrypted files depending on where in the world the victim is, with targets in richer parts of the globe forced to ...

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Victims of the Wildfire ransomware can get their encrypted files back without paying hackers for the privilege, after the No More Ransom initiative released a free decryption tool. No More Ransom runs ...

Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via File Explorer Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Control Panel Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Command Prompt. Now go to where you backed up the BitLocker ...

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...

As ransomware becomes more and more profitable for developers and their affiliates, new variants have also been seen popping up like wildfire. With this in consideration, a strain of cryptomalware ...