Pierluigi Paganini reports: Japanese authorities released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, allowing victims to recover files without paying. Japanese police released the free decryptor for ransomware families, which was likely built using intel from a recent gang takedown. The software can be downloaded from the police website and Europol’s NoMoreRansom site. The tool works on files with extensions like .phobos,…
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20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider
Graham Cluley reports: Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems. Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) said in a statement that the attackers encrypted hospital data using the Backmydata ransomware…