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Kaseya acquires decryption key ‘from trusted third party’ after ransomware attack



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Kaseya, the Miami-based software company at the centre of a ransomware attack which affected thousands of other businesses, says it has “obtained a decryptor” to unlock the victims’ systems.The firm said it “obtained the tool from a trusted third party” and has not commented on whether an extortion payment was made to the criminals behind the attack, which was tactically timed just ahead of the 4 July weekend in the US.
More than 1,000 businesses had critical files across their computer networks locked by the attack, which filtered down through software provided by Kaseya to its customers and then the networks …

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