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BlackByte Ransomware Decryptor Released To Recover Files For Free A free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware has been released, allowing past victims to recover their files for free. When executed, most ransomware will generate a unique encryption key per file or a single key per machine known as sessions keys used to encrypt a victim’s
LightBasin Hacking Group Breaches 13 Global Telecoms In Two Years A group of hackers that security researchers call LightBasin has been compromising mobile telecommunication systems across the world for the past five years. Since 2019, the group hacked into more than a dozen telecommunication companies and maintained persistence through custom malware, to steal data that
China’s VPN Market Now Open To Foreign Investment The central government of China in Beijing has announced a decision to allow foreign entities to invest in the ownership of VPN (virtual private network) services in the country. Under this new policy, foreign investors can only own up to 50% of China-based VPN companies. This allows
Man Gets 7 years In Prison For Hacking 65K Health Care Employees Justin Sean Johnson, also known as TheDearthStar and Dearthy Star, was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for the 2014 hack of the health care provider and insurer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). After breaching UPMC’s human resources databases, Johnson stole the Personally Identifiable