Software company Kaseya on Thursday obtained a key to decrypt its systems and that of customers, which were locked down by a ransomware attack earlier

Kaseya obtains key to decrypt systems weeks after ransomware attack

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2021-07-22 21:00:08

Software company Kaseya on Thursday obtained a key to decrypt its systems and that of customers, which were locked down by a ransomware attack earlier this month.

A spokesperson for the company told The Hill in an emailed statement that Kaseya had been given an “ effective decryptor and we are actively using it to help our customers.”

“We obtained the tool from a trusted third party and for confidentiality reasons I can’t say more than that,” the spokesperson said.

The key will likely be used to assist the up to 1,500 companies impacted by the ransomware attack on Kaseya. Cybersecurity experts have linked to Russian-based cyber criminal group REvil, though the federal government has not yet formally assessed who is behind the attack.

Kaseya noted at the time of the attack that many of its customers were “managed service providers, using Kaseya’s technology to manage IT infrastructure for local and small businesses with less than 30 employees, such as dentists’ offices, small accounting offices and local restaurants.”