BitLocker has been used to stage ransomware attacks in the past, but this strain has “previously unreported features to maximise the damage of the attack,” Kaspersky said in a press release.

Ransomware using BitLocker to encrypt computers is not new. A threat actor used the security feature in Windows to encrypt 100TB of data on 40 servers at a hospital in Belgium.

Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files.

A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that ...

ShrinkLocker is not the first ransomware variant that uses BitLocker to encrypt the systems. BleepingComputer stressed that a hospital in Belgium was struck with a ransomware strain that used ...

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang just put its victims on notice: Call for help – be it from investigators, the FBI or ransomware negotiators – and the punishment will be the publication of ...

Plus: CISA's ScubaGear dives deep to fix M365 misconfigs Bitdefender has released a free decryption tool that can unlock data ...

A new variant of the dreaded ransomware has been discovered by security researchers. Dubbed as "Princess," the malware encrypts a victim's files, and demands a premium amount of money to decrypt them.

Authorities raiding the home of the alleged developer behind the RagnarLocker ransomware. Image Credits: Polizia di Stato (opens in a new window) In an alert published last year, the FBI warned ...

• Locker Ransomware: Locks systems or devices from performing basic functions until payment is made. • Crypto Ransomware: Encrypts important data until payment is made.

In Windows 7 (and, I think, 8.x and at least earlier releases of 10) Bitlocker could only be enabled in Pro, Ultimate, and Enterprise. It might have existed within the codebase of Home, but was ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new ransomware strain that abuses Windows BitLocker to lock victims out of their devices. As reported by BleepingComputer, Kaspersky dubbed the new ...