Nine months after the launch of the "No More Ransom» (NMR), περισσότερες διωκτικές αρχές και εταιρείες του ιδιωτικού τομέα έχουν ενταχθεί στην πρωτοβουλία, επιτρέποντας σε περισσότερα θύματα ransomware να παίρνουν τα archives them back without paying the criminals.
The platform www.nomoreransom.org is now available in 14 languages and contains 39 free decryption tools. Since our last report in December, more than 10.000 victims across the globe will be able to decipher their "infected" devices thanks to the tools available for free on the platform.
The No More Ransom initiative was launched in July by 2016 by the Dutch police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab, presenting a new level of collaboration between legal institutions and private companies to combat ransomware programs together. Since its inception, dozens of collaborators from all continents have been involved. This proves that ransomware programs are a global problem that needs to be addressed.
Platform statistics show that most users come from Russia, the Netherlands, the United States, Italy and Germany.
Until recently, the site was available in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian, and has now been translated into Finnish, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Slovenian, Spanish and Ukrainian. More languages are expected to be available soon, in an effort to help victims around the world.
New collaborators from the private and public sectors
AVAST, CERT Polska and Eleven Paths (Telefonica Digital Security Unit) have joined No More Ransom as partners, bringing the number of partners to 7.
With 30 new supporting partners also being part of the program, the overall set is 76. New members to join the law enforcement authorities are Australia, Belgium, INTERPOL, Israel, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine.
Άλλοι ιδιωτικοί φορείς είναι η Acronis International GmbH, η Crowdstrike, η Cyber Security Canada, η DataGravity, η Deloitte, ο ENISA, η Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), η Japan Cyber Control Centre (JC3), η KUERT Datenrettung Deutschland GmbH, η KÜRT Data Recovery and Information Security Co., η mnemonic AS, η Neutrino S.r.l., η Telecom Πορτογαλίας, η Secura Group Limited, η SentinelOne και η Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Υπάρχει επίσης υποστήριξη από την κοινότητα CERT, εκπροσωπούμενη από την AfricaCERT, την BA-CSIRT (CSIRT της Κυβέρνησης του Μπουένος Άιρες), τη Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança, την Ομάδα Αντιμετώπισης Περιστατικών Ασφάλειας Certego, τη Cybersecurity Μαλαισίας και την Συντονιστική Ομάδα Αντιμετώπισης Έκτακτων Αναγκών (JPCERTCC) της Ιαπωνίας.
INTERPOL's arrival follows the Interpol-Europol Cybercrime Conference Cybercrime Conference" held in 2016, highlighting the impact of this practice and user-driven annual joint event.
New tools
Since the latest version, 14 tools have been added to the platform, offering new decryption capabilities for the victims of ransomware programs:
AVAST: Alcatraz Decryptor, Bart Decryptor, Crypt888 Decryptor, HiddenTear Decryptor, Noobcrypt Decryptor and Cryptomix Decryptor
CERT Polska: Cryptomix / Cryptoshield decryptor
Check Point: Merry X-Mas Decryptor and BarRax Decryptor
Eleven Paths - Phoneica Cyber Security Unit: Popcorn Decryptor
Emsisoft: Crypton Decryptor and Damage Decryptor
Kaspersky Lab: Updates for Rakhni and Rannoh Decryptors
More information and advice preventionare available on the website www.nomoreransom.org.
