Summary of the text:
- Security researchers have published tools to help victims of the Black Basta ransomware recover their files.
- The tools exploit a weakness in the encryption algorithm used by Black Basta.
- Recovery is possible for files larger than 1GB, but the first 5000 bytes may be lost.
- The tools only work for a specific variant of Black Basta used in April 2023.
- Black Basta is a highly successful ransomware-as-a-service operation, linked to the Conti group and Qakbot malware.
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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/black-basta-ransomware-decryptor/