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Most ransomware is using standard public key cryptography, there is no chance of breaking it. If it is broken, only the intelligence agencies would know. They w
by lozenge 7y ago
Most ransomware is using standard public key cryptography, there is no chance of breaking it. If it is broken, only the intelligence agencies would know. They wouldn't use this weapon on something so trivial.
- cyphar 7y agoIn that case companies shouldn't be advertising services they cannot provide without facilitating crime (especially since they lie and tell their customers they aren't paying the criminals). Smells an awful lot like fraud, if not an outright criminal conspiracy given they are skimming the proceeds of a crime.
- EthanHeilman 7y agoLots of ransomware is very poorly written. There have been a number of ransomware cases in which people were able to recover the keys.