The developer of HildaCrypt has released the master decryption keys that would allow potential victims of the ransomware to recover their data for free.On October 4, a security researcher who goes by the name “GrujaRS” posted about the discovery of a new variant of STOP, a well–known ransomware family.New #Stop (Djvu) #Ransomware extension .mike!Ransom note;_readme.txt @BleepinComputer @demonslay335 @Amigo_A_ pic.twitter.com/PUrtps8YFQ— Cyber Security (@GrujaRS) October 4, 2019
The developer of the threat saw GrujaRS’s post and contacted the researcher to inform them that their analysis was incorrect. They clarified that the ransomware was not a STOP variant but instead a sample of a new ransomware family called “HildaCrypt.” As part of this clarification, the developer decided to hand over the threat’s master decryption keys.GrujaRS passed along those keys to Michael Gillespie, founder of ID Ransomware. Gillespie used the keys to create a decryption utility that all victims of HildaCrypt can now use to recover their affected files for free. That tool is available here.In the meantime, th ..
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