Ransomware guides, data recovery, and digital security
Curated articles from the FixRansomware team. Read safe-action guides before, during, and after an incident.
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EN · 12/20/2025
BAFAIAI Ransomware Hit Key Servers in Myanmar: How Critical Data Was Brought Back Online
The incident in a mid-sized organisation in Myanmar started with “strange slowness” on a few internal systems. User logins took longer than usual, some applications stopped responding, and shared folders returned random errors. When the IT team checked key servers, they discovered that important data files had been renamed with the extension .BAFAIAI. and ranom […]
BLACK-HEOLAS Ransomware Locked Key Systems in Timor-Leste: What Actually Worked in Recovery
It started as a routine workday in a company in Timor-Leste. Staff complained that critical applications froze, logins took too long, and shared folders timed out. When the IT team checked key servers, they saw that important data files had been renamed with a new extension .hels, and a single ransom note file called hels.readme.txt […]
BeFirst Ransomware Crippled a Business Network in Laos: First 24 Hours and Recovery Steps
The incident started quietly in a mid-sized company in Laos. A few users said their apps were “stuck”, then shared folders stopped responding, and some line-of-business tools simply crashed on launch. When the IT team checked the main file and application servers, they found critical data renamed with a strange new extension like .befirst1, and […]
HiveWare Ransomware Took Over Business Systems in Brunei: How the Incident Was Contained and Data Recovered
The first signs of trouble in a mid-sized business in Brunei did not look like a cyberattack. Users reported that systems were “slow” and some applications would not open. Minutes later, shared folders started failing and key application data refused to load. On closer inspection, critical files on an internal server had a new extension […]
SolutionWeHave Ransomware Locked a Cambodian Company’s Systems: What Actually Worked in Recovery
It started like a normal Monday at a mid-sized company in Cambodia. Users complained that “the system is slow,” then some apps would not start, and shared folders refused to open. When the IT team checked the main application and data directories, they saw key files renamed with a new extension and a ransom note […]
KillBack Ransomware Crippled a Thai Company’s Operations: First 24 Hours and Recovery Steps
When staff at a mid-sized company in Thailand arrived on Monday morning, everything felt off. Internal systems were slow, shared folders failed to open, and some business apps crashed without clear errors. Within an hour, the IT team found the real problem: core data files had a new extension like .killback, and a ransom note […]
Obscura Ransomware Hit the Accounting App: How We Recovered Months of Transactions
At first it looked like a routine software glitch. A mid-sized company opened its accounting app on Monday morning and saw error messages instead of numbers. Recent invoices would not load, reconciliation froze, and export files showed a new extension like “.obscura”. A ransom note in the data folder confirmed the truth: this was Obscura […]
When LockBeast Ransomware Locked a Malaysian Company Server: What Actually Worked
The incident started like many “ordinary” outages. Staff at a mid-sized company in Malaysia suddenly could not open shared documents. Some apps froze when they tried to reach the main file server. A quick check showed that core business files had a strange new extension like .lockbeast, and a ransom note appeared in multiple folders. […]
Domain Logins Down After KREMLIN Ransomware: What IT Must Fix First
The first sign of trouble was simple: users in the office could not log in. Domain credentials kept failing, mapped drives disappeared, and even admins struggled to open Group Policy Management. On the main domain controller, critical files had a new extension like .kremlin, and a ransom note sat in the root of the system […]
Production Stopped by Jackpot Ransomware in a Vietnam Plant: How Data Was Restored
When the morning shift arrived at a manufacturing plant in Vietnam, the problem did not show up in the machines first. Operators could badge in, but production orders failed to load on screens. File shares for maintenance, quality reports, and production schedules all threw errors. A quick look at the main file server showed new […]