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Kaseya Obtains 'Decryptor Key' for Ransomware That Hit 200+ Companies

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Kaseya is working with security firm Emsisoft on the rollout, which ‘confirmed the key is effective at unlocking victims,’ according to Kaseya.
(Illustration: leremy/Getty Images) IT management solutions provider Kaseya said today that it obtained a universal decryptor key for those customers hit by REvil ransomware earlier this month. « 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, with no reports of any problem or issues associated with the decryptor, » Kaseya said in a statement. Kaseya is working with security firm Emsisoft on the rollout, which « confirmed the key is effective at unlocking victims, » according to Kaseya. The attack hit Kaseya earlier this month and spread through its VSA remote monitoring software, ensnaring more than 200 companies in the process.

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