"Private Key for Original Petya Ransomware Released"

“Janus Secretary”, the person or group behind the creation of the original Petya ransomware, has published an encryption master key on Twitter, which could be used to develop decryptors for hard drives that have been crypto-locked by the original versions of Petya. However, this master key cannot be used to decrypt files infected by the NotPeya attack that launched on June 27. This article further discusses the original version of Petya which first appeared in 2016, the master key released by Janus Secretary, cases in which ransomware operators have released keys to their victims, and the ongoing investigation of NotPeya.

GovInfoSecurity reports "Private Key for Original Petya Ransomware Released"