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This Free Industry Portal Can Help You Decrypt 109 Different Types of Ransomware


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:43:24 +0000 (UTC)

https://www.cbronline.com/news/no-more-ransom-project

By Ed Targett
Editor
cbronline.com
July 26, 2019

Members include 42 law enforcement agencies, 5 EU Agencies, 101 public and private entities...

An initiative that helps victims of ransomware recover their files free of charge says it has helped more than 200,000 ransomware victims, saving businesses an estimated $108 million, and is now capable of decrypting 109 different ransomware strains.

First launched in July 2016 (the initiative turns three today), No More Ransom names over 150 partners globally – and says it added 14 new tools in 2019. It was launched by the Netherlands’ police, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and McAfee.

Some 42 law enforcement agencies, 5 EU Agencies and 101 public and private entities are now members of the initiative. (F-Secure, Mastercard and the European Banking Federation were among those that joined No More Ransom this month alone.)

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