Good Guys Decrypt Ransomware Targeting Charitable Groups

Web: https://malware.news/t/good-guys-decrypt-ransomware-targeting-charitable-groups/67908

Imagine you’re an IT manager amid a ransomware attack. While your team scrambles for solutions, the intruders demand a ransom. Of course, you don’t want to pay; you just want your files back. But as time ticks by and the extortionists turn up the heat, your bosses are about to give in and pay the ransom.

But then, the FBI calls. “Don’t pay,” the agent says. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.”

Sound too good to be true? …

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