Published 3 years ago

Ransomware victim Kaseya gets master key to unlock networks

Summary by Ground News

Software-for-services providers business Kaseya has obtained a "universal decryptor key" for the REvil ransomware. A brief Thursday update to the company's rolling security advisory states the company received the key on July 21st. A further Quick Fix Engineering Release issued on July 22nd is security related, as one of the things it fixes is "an issue where Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware clients failed to install or uninstall"

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BBC News

Ransomware key to unlock customer data from REvil attack

The gang behind the attack had previously asked for $70m to access the stolen files.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Tech firm hit by giant ransomware hack gets key to unlock victims’ data

Kaseya’s universal key can free the files of hundreds of organizations, ending the worst of the attack’s fallout

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Ransomware victim Kaseya gets master key to unlock networks

BOSTON (AP) — The Florida company whose software was exploited in the devastating Fourth of July weekend ransomware attack, Kaseya, has received a universal key that will decrypt all of the more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations crippled in the global incident.

3 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Kaseya ransomware attack: IT firm obtains decryptor tool from ‘trusted third party’ nearly 20 days after hack

“We can confirm that Kaseya obtained the tool from a third party and have teams actively helping customers affected by the ransomware to restore their environments,” the company said in a statement.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Ransomware victim Kaseya gets master key to unlock networks

The Florida company whose software was exploited in the devastating Fourth of July weekend ransomware attack has received a universal key that will decrypt all of the more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations crippled in the global incident

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

Software vendor caught up in ransomware attack obtains decryptor key

Kaseya, the software firm whose remote access tool was used to deliver REvil ransomware to hundreds of businesses around the world this month in a devastating supply-chain attack, has obtained a decryptor key allowing it to unlock networks seized by the malware, the company confirmed to CNN Business.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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