ShrinkLocker Ransomware: What You Need To Know

What is ShrinkLocker? ShrinkLocker is a family of ransomware that encrypts an organisation’s data and demands a ransom payment in order to restore access to their files. It was first identified by security researchers in May 2024, after attacks were observed in Mexico, Indonesia, and Jordan. So far, so normal. What makes it noteworthy? The ShrinkLocker ransomware is unusual because it uses VBScript and Microsoft Windows’s legitimate security tool BitLocker to assist with the encryption of victims’ files. Hang on. You mean BitLocker, the full-disk-encryption feature that’s supposed to boost…