Bitdefender Releases New Free-to-Use Tool for Decrypting GandCrab

📅 October 29, 2018 - Collaborating with Europol, Romanian Police, FBI and others, cyber security company Bitdefender (bitdefender.com) has released a decryption tool for recent versions of GandCrab – one of the world's most prolific ransomware attacks lately.

The new decryption tool can decrypt data ransomed by versions 1, 4 and 5 of the GandCrab malware, as well as all versions of the ransomware for a limited set of victims in Syria.

"The release of this decryption tool is a spectacular breakthrough that highlights the effectiveness of collaboration between security vendors and law enforcement agencies," said a Bitdefender spokesperson. "We have spent months on crypto-research and deployed considerable [...][... Check source for end of article ...]

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