Bitdefender on Monday released a free decryption tool designed to wrest data from the grip of a rare type of ransomware that’s been plaguing Linux servers. Details for performing the decryption are available on the company’s website. Essentially, the solution takes advantage of a flaw in the ransomware, which Bitdefender discovered through reverse-engineering. The ransomware attacks came to light last week, when Dr.Web reported that extortionists have been exploiting vulnerabilities in software running on Linux servers.
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Decryption Tool Foils Linux Server Ransomware Attacks
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 11, 2015 09:00 AMBitdefender on Monday released a free decryption tool designed to wrest data from the grip of a rare type of ransomware that’s been plaguing Linux servers. Details for performing the decryption are available on the company’s website. Essentially, the solution takes advantage of a flaw in the ransomware, which Bitdefender discovered through reverse-engineering. The ransomware attacks came to light last week, when Dr.Web reported that extortionists have been exploiting vulnerabilities in software running on Linux servers.