Download the file_encrypt.py file and save it in your desired directory. Open a command prompt or terminal and navigate to the directory where file_encrypt.py is saved. To encrypt a file, run the ...

In cybersecurity, we want to be as efficient and swift as possible when executing our tasks. In this scenario, I want to compare encrypting and decrypting files and strings in Python vs doing the same ...

A recently observed attack employed a Python-based ransomware variant to target an organization’s VMware ESXi server and encrypt all virtual disks, Sophos reports. The attack involved the use of a ...

A new strain of Python-based malware has been used in a "sniper" campaign to achieve encryption on a corporate system in less than three hours. The attack, one of the fastest recorded by Sophos ...