MuddyWater’s DarkBit ransomware cracked for free data recovery www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang’s encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim’s files for free without paying a ransom.

This occurred in 2023 during an incident response handled by Profero experts, who were brought in to investigate a ransomware attack on one of their clients, which had encrypted multiple VMware ESXi servers.

The timing of the cyberattack suggests that it was in retaliation for the 2023 drone strikes in Iran that targeted an ammunition factory belonging to the Iranian Defence Ministry.