Security News > 2021 > August > Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown
Ragnarok ransomware gang appears to have called it quits and released the master key that can decrypt files locked with their malware.
Up until earlier today, the Ragnarok ransomware leak site showed 12 victims, added between July 7 and August 16, threat intelligence provider HackNotice told BleepingComputer.
Ransomware expert Michael Gillespie told BleepingComputer that the Ragnarok decryptor released today contains the master decryption key.
The researcher later confirmed that he was able to decrypt a random file, which makes the utility a master decryptor that can be used to unlock files with various Ragnarok ransomware extensions.
A universal decryptor for Ragnarok ransomware is currently in the works and will soon be released by Emsisoft, a company famed for assisting ransomware victims with data decryption.
Ragnarok is not the only ransomware gang to release a decryption key this year.