Ahh, so it's a self-extracting sort of thing with said key. I was expecting some kind of archive image of your data to be piped to them with unsaid consequences. I feel like I'm missing out on the fun. Maybe I should install an xp vm with sp2 and crawl the tubes with IE6 in a sandbox to get in on this. -mb On 08/07/2014 01:00 PM, sean wrote: > > You only have to send one file. They are able to retrieve the > decryption key from just that file. > > On Aug 7, 2014 12:54 PM, "Michael Butash" > wrote: > > Maybe they'll only keep a copy of it as their price. > > I would have figured someone would release an app to unlock it for > poor bastards, but you have to send them the data? Ugh, yeah no. > > Side note, their sister company is now huge in marketing data and > porn, with some ties to wikileaks and nsa. Joking, sorta... > > -mb > > > > On 08/07/2014 12:43 PM, Bob Holtzman wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 04:19:55AM +0000, Michael Havens wrote: >>> Someone said a friend got ransomware on their computer? >>> >>> Through a partnership that included researchers from FOX-IT and FireEye, >>> researchers managed to recover the private encryption keys that >>> CryptoLocker uses to lock victims' personal computer files until they pay a >>> $300 ransom. They also reverse engineered the binary code at the heart of >>> the malicious program. The result: a website that allows victims to recover >>> the key for their individual content >> Why would they need email addresses? Also, businesses attacked by this >> malware would probably be reluctant to send their encrypted files. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >