Does ransomware encrypt database files?

Does ransomware affect databases?

Ransomware affects databases in very specific ways. Joey describes the mechanics of a SQL Server ransomware attack, what DBAs can do to protect their systems, and what security measures they should be advocating for.

Does ransomware always encrypt your data?

First, what looks like ransomware may not have actually encrypted your data at all; make sure you aren't dealing with so-called "scareware" before you send any money to anybody. And second, paying the attackers doesn't guarantee that you'll get your files back.

Does ransomware encrypt system files?

On this approach the ransomware will only use this encryption mechanism. It'll encrypt all the user files with the AES algorithm and store on disk the keys used to encrypt each file. So when the infected pays the ransom, the decryptor will open this file with the keys and start decrypting the files.