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Mea Culpa? Locker Ransomware Author Apologizes, Decrypts Files for Free

The Locker Ransomware was a so-called sleeper that lays dormant on user systems for weeks or even months. On May 25, a command was sent to install Locker on all affected computers and then started scanning for files to encrypt. Users received a message saying that their files were no longer accessible; their return cost 0.1 bitcoin. But on May 30, a post was made on Pastebin by Poka BrightMinds stating that he or she authored the malware and was very sorry about what happened”]

Source: https://securityintelligence.com/news/mea-culpa-locker-ransomware-author-apologizes-decrypts-files-for-free/

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