---
title: "Tech firm hit by giant ransomware hack gets key to unlock victims’ data"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tech-firm-hit-by-giant-ransomware-hack-gets-key-to-unlock-victims-data/"
date: "2021-07-23T10:19:05+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Cyber Vulnerability"
  - "Cyberattackers"
  - "Cyberattacks"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Data Leak"
  - "Data Security"
  - "Data Theft"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Kaseya"
  - "Ransomware Attack"
  - "REvil"
source: "theguardian.com"
source_url: "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/22/ransomware-attack-kaseya-key-hacking"
---

# Tech firm hit by giant ransomware hack gets key to unlock victims’ data

July 23, 2021 · Reported by theguardian.com

> The software company at the center of a huge ransomware attack this month has obtained a universal key to unlock files of the hundreds of businesses and public organizations crippled by the hack.

[Read the full article at theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/22/ransomware-attack-kaseya-key-hacking)

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