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New Utility Decrypts Files Lost to TeslaCrypt Ransomware

Cisco published an analysis of TeslaCrypt and a decryptor tool that recovers files lost to the ransomware. As of April 17, there were more than 700 decryption keys available in the database of the decryption application. Some organizations, including most recently the Tewksbury, Ma., police department have gone as far as to pay hundreds of dollars in ransom for the recovery key. TeslaCrypt is a CryptoLocker variant that specifically targets gamers, but that scope could be soon expanding with some researchers noting that exploit kits including Nuclear, Sweet Orange and Angler, have been dropping TeslaCrypt.

Source: https://threatpost.com/new-utility-decrypts-data-lost-to-teslacrypt-ransomware/112440/

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