Petya Ransomware Maker Releases Master Key For File Decryption

[Lucian Armasu]

The Janus Cybercrime Solutions group behind the original Petya ransomware, released the master key, which can now be incorporated in decryptor tools to unlock files that have previously been locked by Petya.

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[derekullo]

This reminds me of a certain Rick and Morty episode, Rick Potion No. 9.

https://youtu.be/kX3x4cRDNrE?t=28s

"Are you kidding me?

You're gonna try to take the high road on this one?"

 

[derekullo]

Also Janus reminds me of the Janus Syndicate from Goldeneye.

http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Janus_Syndicate

I'm almost certain that is what they were going for with the name.

 

[Nintendork]

They should be executed so clowns think twice before doing <mod edit>. Go bury yourself with money that worth nothing in the afterlife 😀

 

[EasyListening]

Ah Janus, the two-faced god.

 

[fireaza]

I'll never understand how ransomware people think. There's exploitive businesses out there, but their business is literally "give us money or you'll never get your data back". At least a shady auto-repair garage gives you something for the unnessessary repairs they do, these guys offer no services whatsoever. Why do they care so much about the "reputation" of their "brand" that they feel guilty if someone else does the same thing as you with a similarly named software?

 

[Stewart_15]

Randsomware creators are some of the worst scum of the earth. There will be a special place in hell for them. They will be given the option to free themselves from hell when they forced to figure out the decryption word to a 1GB encryption key.

 

[Stewart_15]

Randsomware creators are some of the worst scum of the earth. There will be a special place in hell for them. They will be given the option to free themselves from hell when they forced to figure out the decryption word to a 1GB encryption key.