Decryption Key Available for CryptXXX v.3
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/21/2016 02:01 PM
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In the battle against ransomware, researchers have released a new decryption tool that works on the latest strain of the CryptXXX v.3.
The tool is being hosted under the name of RannohDecryptor on the Kaspersky Lab’s No Ransom Project. Previous version could handle some of the decryption files, but this latest version tackles all of the encrypted files.
One quarter of the infected victims are in the U.S. while Russia, Germany and Japan are among other top targeted geographic regions. CryptXXX is on the way to rival such ransomware as Locky.
“After the files are encrypted and all the valuable data is transferred to the criminals, the Trojan displays a message to the victim demanding a ransom,” Kaspersky Lab researchers said.
So far it is unknown how much the criminals are demanding for a decryption key, but the previous version demanded $1,000.
You can view a full list of decryption keys hosted by Kaspersky which can be found at Kaspersky Lab’s No Ransom website.
Source: Threat Post
The tool is being hosted under the name of RannohDecryptor on the Kaspersky Lab’s No Ransom Project. Previous version could handle some of the decryption files, but this latest version tackles all of the encrypted files.One quarter of the infected victims are in the U.S. while Russia, Germany and Japan are among other top targeted geographic regions. CryptXXX is on the way to rival such ransomware as Locky.
“After the files are encrypted and all the valuable data is transferred to the criminals, the Trojan displays a message to the victim demanding a ransom,” Kaspersky Lab researchers said.
So far it is unknown how much the criminals are demanding for a decryption key, but the previous version demanded $1,000.
You can view a full list of decryption keys hosted by Kaspersky which can be found at Kaspersky Lab’s No Ransom website.
Source: Threat Post
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