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ShrinkLocker Ransomware Leverages BitLocker for File Encryption

Nathan Eddy | May 24, 2024 | BitLocker, file encryption, kaspersky, Ransomware, shrinklocker, VBScript, Windows security

The ransomware resizes system partitions to create a new boot partition, ensuring the encrypted files are loaded during system startup, which locks out the user ...

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IoT Reaper Botnet Is Much Smaller Than Initially Believed

Lucian Constantin | October 27, 2017 | Bad Rabbit, ddos, distributed denial of service, file encryption, file recovery, Internet of things, IoT botnet, IoT malware, Ransomware, Reaper, shadow copy

Security researchers warned last week that attackers are building a massive botnet of more than a million routers and wireless cameras. However, additional research has revealed that the number of devices actually ...