Dutch National Police Managed To Get 155 DeadBolt Ransomware Decryption Keys

The Dutch National Police, in collaboration with cybersecurity firm Responders.NU got 155 decryption keys from the DeadBolt ransomware gang by faking ransom payments. DeadBolt's ransom payments are typically 0.03 BTC, and after the ransom is paid a transaction to the same BTC address with a decryption key is done. Police managed to withdraw the payments, successfully getting 155 decryption keys without paying anything. Read more...