Solved Petya ransomware encryption system cracked

[Borg 386]

Petya ransomware victims can now unlock infected computers without paying.

An unidentified programmer has produced a tool that exploits shortfalls in the way the malware encrypts a file that allows Windows to start up.

In notes put on code-sharing site Github, he said he had produced the key generator to help his father-in-law unlock his Petya-encrypted computer.

The malware, which started circulating in large numbers in March, demands a ransom of 0.9 bitcoins (£265).

Petya ransomware encryption system cracked - BBC News

 

[pulsar]

coolio! this should be the case with all ransomware! sooner or later, they all should be solved...