A new ransomware has been discovered that installs DiskCryptor on the infected computer and reboots your computer. On reboot, victims will be greeted with a custom ransom note that explains that their ...

The laptop you’re working on might cost only a few hundred bucks, but if you use it to work with sensitive data–especially personal or business-related information–the data it contains is worth far ...

Encrypt entire drives with DiskCryptor, which runs as a service and is configured via a dialog. This free, open-source encryption utility also works in Windows 8 desktop mode. DiskCryptor (free) is a ...

This week we saw a new RaaS called CommonRansom, a new DiskCryptor variant, and numerous Dharma variant released. Otherwise, it has been a fairly light news week for ransomware. A new ransomware ...

The threat actors behind Mamba ransomware are weaponizing DiskCryptor, an open source full disk encryption software. The malware encrypts the entire drive, including the operating system, to restrict ...

The FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have issued a warning about Mamba ransomware that uses a weaponized version of the legitimate, open-source encryption software DiskCryptor to lock ...

It happened to me once — I lost my small 64GB USB drive I'd used for work. I was pretty sure it had nothing too important in it. But then I started wondering… what if it contained some sensitive files ...

And it's related to a false positive. Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials cause some Windows computers to produce a failed boot. The software falsely identifies the bootloader of ...

People aiming to prevent unsanctioned access to their personal data frequently regard hard drive encryption software as essential. This type of software renders the data on the drive unreadable ...

My preference is to encrypt entire drives and partitions, which is the level at which I organize my data these days, and that’s exactly what DiskCryptor does–even with your system partition. The ...