Kaseya got her hands on the decryption key

After seeing the targeted VSA program in a cyber attack that was revealed on July 2, Kaseya announced that a decryption key had been made available to the victims. It said the announcement was made on July 22 on the company’s website and is the result of a collaboration with New Zealand firm Emsisoft.

Encrypted data recovery
This key should allow 1,500 victims, both public and corporate, to recover data encrypted by hackers. Among other things, the attack forced hundreds of Coop supermarkets in Sweden and schools in New Zealand to close. Used by more than 40,000 customers around the world, the software enables companies to send updates to computer networks.

It is known to have attacked Apple and Acer as well as global meat giant JBS in the past, the group known as REvil later demanded a $70 million ransom from Kaseya in exchange for a decryption key. Quite a classic procedure during ransomware attacks.

REvil disappears from speed cameras
However, Kassiya explains in her press release that she obtained the key “from a third party”. asked by Computer As for a ransom of $70 million, the American company responded.It can neither confirm nor deny“Pay this amount. It is very difficult to verify the information since REvil disappeared from the radars for several weeks without an official reason.

Is it the result of state action? This is one of the tracks since the head United State Joe Biden, worried about having to deal with the fallout from this security incident, has asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take action against cybercriminals in his country.

The US President also ordered US intelligence agencies to investigate, saying: “The United States will take all necessary measures to defend its people and critical infrastructure in the face of this continuing challengewhich represent cyber attacks. The FBI, for its part, declined to comment on the implications this might have for the outcome of this story.