GandCrab ransomware Archives - Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2020

Belarussian authorities arrested GandCrab ransomware distributor

Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man that is accused of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. Last week, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus announced the arrest of a man on charges of distributing the infamous GandCrab ransomware. The arrest is the result of an […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2019

A free Decryptor tool for GandCrab Ransomware released

Good news for the victims of the latest variants of the GandCrab ransomware, NoMoreRansomware released a free decryption tool. Victims of the latest variants of the GandCrab ransomware can now decrypt their files for free using a free decryptor tool released on the the NoMoreRansom website. The tool works with versions 5 to 5.2 of the ransomware, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2019

Hackers target MySQL databases to deliver the GandCrab ransomware

Security experts at Sophos have detected a wave of attacks targeting Windows servers that are running MySQL databases with the intent of delivering the GandCrab ransomware Sophos researchers have observed a wave of attacks targeting Windows servers that are running MySQL databases, threat actors aim at delivering the GandCrab ransomware. This is the first time […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2018

Syrian victims of the GandCrab ransomware can decrypt their files for free

The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The crooks decided to release the decryption keys after a Syrian Twitter user published a harrowing message asking […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2018

A few days after discovery of GandCrab ransomware ver 4.0, experts found 4.1 version

Security experts from Fortinet recently detected a new version of the GandCrab ransomware, ver 4.1, that is being distributed through compromised websites A few days ago, I wrote about the return of the GandCrab ransomware (v4), a new version appeared in the threat landscape and experts at BleepingComputer first reported it. GandCrab ransomware is a young threat, it first […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2018

A bug in GandCrab ransomware V3 accidentally locks systems running Windows 7

The latest variant of the dreaded GandCrab ransomware,version 3, locks the infected systems running on Windows 7. A few days ago, experts from security firm Fortinet uncovered a new spam campaign delivering a new version of the GandCrab ransomware, the version v3. Like other ransomware, such as Locky and Sage, the GandCrab ransomware v3 also changes the wallpapers of the infected […]