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Linux Ransomware Has Predictable Key, Automated Decryption Tool Released (csoonline.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

itwbennett writes: Last week a new piece of ransomware was discovered that targets Linux servers. Yesterday, researchers at Bitdefender discovered a critical flaw in how the ransomware (dubbed Linux.Encoder.1) operates while testing a sample in their lab and released a free tool that will automatically decrypt any files on a victim's system that were targeted.

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  1. Linux.Encoder.2 by bloodhawk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    soo Linux.Encoder.2 out soon?