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A flaw in the encryption algorithm of Hive Ransomware allows retrieving encrypted files

Security Affairs

According to a report published by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis, the Hive ransomware is one of the top 10 ransomware strains by revenue in 2021. “Hive ransomware uses a hybrid encryption scheme, but uses its own symmetric cipher to encrypt files. The offset is stored in the encrypted file name of each file.

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Korean cybersecurity agency released a free decryptor for Hive ransomware

Security Affairs

According to a report published by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis, the Hive ransomware is one of the top 10 ransomware strains by revenue in 2021. We were able to recover the master key for generating the file encryption key without the attacker’s private key, by using a cryptographic vulnerability identified through analysis.

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Why Does Production Have to be Such a Big Production?, Part Three

eDiscovery Daily

Tom has also written several terrific informational overview series for CloudNine, including his most recent one, Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology , which we covered as part of a webcast on March 27. What are some common load file errors? So, what seems to be the problem?