‘Wildfire’ Ransomware Defeated by International Security Team
Wildfire, a type of ransomware targeted at Dutch speakers, has been successfully defeated by the No More Ransom initiative, a project coordinated by the Netherlands Police, Europol, Intel and Kaspersky. This multinational collaboration aims to help victims of ransomware retrieve their encrypted files for free through the use of multiple decryption tools. ‘Wildfire’ Ransomware. Wildfire is a piece of ransomware, a type of malware that takes users’ files hostage and prevents them from being accessed. To save their files, victims must pay attackers, usually via bitcoin or gift cards. This....
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