Once the files are read, the malicious program starts as a daemon and deletes ... As Softpedia reports, Linux.Encoder.1 generates the unique RSA encryption and decryption keys on its ...

A new bit of ransomware is now attacking Linux ... to decrypt the files. The malware requires administrator privileges to run and, presumably, a sysadmin who would allow for such a program to ...

Last week, researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web discovered a new Ransomware family targeting Linux systems ... However, this ransomware program also encrypts archives and ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick.

Security researcher Yohanes Nugroho has released a decryptor for the Linux variant of Akira ransomware, which utilizes GPU power to retrieve the decryption key and unlock files for free.

ESET researchers have discovered a Linux variant of the KillDisk malware ... the probability that the attackers will decrypt the files is small. KillDisk is a destructive malware that gained ...

LUKS provides FDE of Linux systems and also makes it possible to re-encrypt an already encrypted system, using the cryptsetup tool, which is widely used to manage Linux FDE. The 'reencrypt' option ...

A malicious software program that encrypts a person’s files until a ransom is paid has a crucial error: it leaves the decryption key on the victim’s computer. Symantec analyzed a program ...