Security Research (SR) Labs has released tools to help victims of the Black Basta ransomware recover their files. The tools target a weakness in the encryption algorithm, enabling the recovery of files between 5000 bytes and 1GB in size. The tools are only effective against the Black Basta variant used around April 2023.

Kaspersky Finds SparkCat Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has revealed a malware operation called SparkCat which infects apps and searches for crypto recovery phrases on users’ phones. The apps were