Security News > 2021 > July > Kaseya obtains universal decryptor key for recent REvil ransomware attacks
Hit by a severe cyberattack earlier this month, IT enterprise firm Kaseya said on Thursday that it obtained a universal decryptor key for recent victims of the REvil ransomware.
In an update to its ongoing post on the recent cyberattack, Kaseya confirmed receiving the decryptor key.
Though Kaseya declined to offer details on how and where it obtained the key, the sudden appearance of a universal key suggests that the ransom may have been paid, according to Ivan Righi, cyber threat intelligence analyst at Digital Shadows.
"Even with the release of the universal decryptor, organizations that had data exfiltrated as part of the ransomware infection, a common occurrence with REvil and modern ransomware, still have to deal with the impact of a data breach and all that entails," Kron said.
One natural theory is that Kaseya took REvil up on its offer and coughed up the $70 million for the decryptor key.
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