TeslaCrypt Ransomware | Breaking Cybersecurity News | The Hacker News

Is your PC infected with Ransomware? Either pay the ransom amount to the attacker or spread the infection further to get the decryption keys. Yes, this new technique has been employed by cyber criminals with the latest round of ransomware threat, dubbed Popcorn Time. Initially discovered by MalwareHunterTeam , the new Popcorn Time Ransomware has been designed to give the victim's a criminal way of getting a free decryption key for their encrypted files and folders. Popcorn Time works similar to other popular ransomware threats, such as the Crysis Ransomware and TeslaCrypt, that encrypt various data stored on the infected computer and ask victims to pay a ransom amount to recover their data. But to get their important files back, Popcorn Time gives victims option to pay a ransom to the cyber criminal or infect two other people and have them pay the ransom to get a free decryption key. What's even worse? The victims are encouraged to pay the ransom of 1 Bitcoin (~$75...

Here's some rare good news for victims struggling to unlock files encrypted by the TeslaCrypt ransomware. You can now decrypt all files locked by TeslaCrypt without paying a ransom. That means victims no longer need to search endlessly for ways to recover TeslaCrypt-encrypted data. The solution has come directly from an unexpected source: the malware authors themselves. Since first appearing in March last year, TeslaCrypt was widely used in large-scale malvertising campaigns. The ransomware primarily targeted Windows users, especially PC gamers, encrypting files and demanding payments that typically reached $500 in Bitcoin. Infections were commonly delivered through compromised websites, malicious advertising networks, and phishing emails. In a surprising turn, the operators behind TeslaCrypt have apparently shut down their operation. Before disappearing, they released a master decryption key that can unlock files encrypted by the latest versions of the ransomware. Even m...