A decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the Babuk ransomware has been released by Cisco Talos, allowing victims targeted by the malware to regain access to their files.
The cybersecurity firm said the threat intelligence it shared with Dutch law enforcement authorities made it possible to arrest the threat actor behind the operations.
The encryption key has also been shared with Avast,
A crypter (alternatively spelled cryptor) malware dubbedΒ AceCryptorΒ has been used to pack numerous strains of malware since 2016.
Slovak cybersecurity firm ESETΒ saidΒ it identified over 240,000 detections of the crypter in its telemetry in 2021 and 2022. This amounts to more than 10,000 hits per month.
Some of the prominent malware families contained within AceCryptor are SmokeLoader, RedLine
A decryptor for the LockerGoga ransomware has beenΒ made availableΒ by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with Europol, the No More Ransom project, and Zurich law enforcement authorities.
Identified in January 2019, LockerGoga drew headlines for its attacks against the Norwegian aluminum giantΒ Norsk Hydro. It's said to have infected more than 1,800 victims in 71 countries,