News such as the fall of WannaRen are always a joy Most of the news related to ransomware have as protagonists the victims of it, companies and entities, both public and private, which, unfortunately, have suffered the consequences of a ransomware attack. this type. And, we never tire of remembering it, ransomware is one of the classes of malware that has grown the most in recent years, and that can most compromise both the operations and the image of any company.
In April of this year, a major ransomware attack took place that mainly affected Chinese citizens. For a week, this threat known as WannaRen affected tens of thousands of Chinese and Taiwanese people and companies. Part of the virality reached by this recent ransomware is due to the fact that much of its code is shared with Wannacry, the best known since 2017 and that brought half the world to its knees.
And it is that the security company Bitdefender has created a tool capable of recovering the files encrypted by WannaRen and that, although with some limitation, will undoubtedly be a great joy for all the people who have been victims of it and who have decided not to pay the rescue.
It is important, however, to bear in mind that it is necessary to have a backup copy of any of the files encrypted by WannaRen, and that the larger their size, the more effective the recovery process will be.
Tool to recover data from WannaRen attack
Regarding its operation, it is quite simple: you will only have to download the tool, copy it to any folder on the system with the encrypted files (you do not need to be connected to the Internet) and follow the steps that the wizard will indicate. Keep in mind, of course, what we indicated above about the sample files, and that this process can also take a long time to complete.
Although at a slower rate than the appearance of new ransomware threats, there is no doubt that the cybersecurity sector makes a significant effort analyzing each pathogen, in search of those design flaws that mitigate their effects without having to pay the ransom.
[…] These events are unfortunately not new and have happened many times since these people not only harm the companies but also the users and buyers of that company and what we can expect is to see what new information will come out.Know more about Ransomware here:Jokeroo – The ransomware that kidnapsRansomware – Cyber attacks to make you payWannaRen – The day the Ransomware lost […]