> Once they received the payment, the hackers provided the operator with a decrypting tool to restore its disabled computer network. The tool was so slow that the company continued using its own backups to help restore the system, one of the people familiar with the company’s efforts said.
I thought the protocol for these attacks was to send the decryption keys, not provide a "decrypting tool."
If some kind of software was provided by the attackers, and Colonial installed it, this could be far from over.
Also, if the company has backups, then why not use them instead? If they're incomplete, then that's the real problem.
I thought the protocol for these attacks was to send the decryption keys, not provide a "decrypting tool."
If some kind of software was provided by the attackers, and Colonial installed it, this could be far from over.
Also, if the company has backups, then why not use them instead? If they're incomplete, then that's the real problem.