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The U.S. company whose software was exploited in a recent global ransomware attack has received a universal key needed to decrypt the data belonging to the more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations affected by the attack.
A spokeswoman for the company, Kaseya, would not say how the key was obtained or whether a ransom was paid, AP reported. Spokeswoman Dana Liedholm said only that the key came from a “trusted third party” and that it was being distributing to all victims.
The Russia-linked group REvil was responsible for the ransomware attack, which was launched on July 2.
The group claimed credit for the attack and demanded $70 million worth of bitcoin as ransom to decrypt the software of the affected companies. REvil disappeared from the Internet on July 13.
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