A free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware has been released, allowing past victims to recover their files for free. When executed, most ransomware will generate a unique encryption key per file or ...

Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without paying the crooks any money. Akira first appeared in March 2023 and ...

Researchers have exploited a weakness in a particular strain of the Black Basta ransomware to release a decryptor for the malware, but it doesn't recover all of the files encrypted by the prolific ...

Dr.Fone can be extremely effective when disaster strikes, not only recovering data, but also treasured photo/video memories. Users simply connect the device to the computer, launch Dr.Fone and with a ...

It’s been a few years since I touted the benefits of Winternals Recovery Manager (“Winternals shoots for remote recovery of PCs and servers”) but this week’s release of Version 3.0 reminded me to draw ...

Ashampoo makes a great undeleter, but you can get one just as effective for free. Ashampoo Undeleter works simply and it works well. It recovers recently deleted files as long as they haven’t been ...

If you sync files on your PC to cloud storage, you're probably aware of the privacy risks involved. Services like Google Drive and OneDrive have access to everything you upload unless you encrypt it ...

Just because you delete a file on your computer doesn’t mean it’s gone, and that’s true for both older mechanical hard drives as well as solid-state drives and flash drives. Yet on the flip side, just ...

If you keep a lot of valuable information on your Mac, encrypting it will help you keep the data safe. Apple’s built-in FileVault disk encryption on macOS is an effective way to do this. But what ...

There is an abundance of free encryption tools, but if you’re running Windows, BitLocker is the only tool most people need, ...