A key-handling defect in the ransomware can permanently lock files by discarding private encryption keys, leaving affected ...

Microsoft says it may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Here's how to protect your privacy.

Modern ransomware has shifted from encryption to psychological extortion that exploits fear, liability, and exposure. Flare ...

"This is private data on a private computer and they made the architectural choice to hold access to that data," said Matt ...

Microsoft confirms it handed BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in a Guam case, raising fresh concerns about encryption and ...

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.

Microsoft has provided BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI in a Guam fraud case, marking the first known instance of such cooperation and raising privacy concerns.

Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture.

What it discovered were stolen datasets belonging to 12 unnamed and unconnected firms hit in separate INC ransomware attacks.

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