TeslaCrypt creators... are good..ish?

[Almighty_Spoon]

source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/19/teslacrypt-ransomware-creators-hand-over-key/

So the original developers of the teslacrypt, a version of the cryptovirus ransomware family have just handed out the 'master key' as they 'wrap up operations.

Turns out asking nicely works for many things...

 

Quote

The creators of a virus that forces users to pay to recover their own files seem to have turned over a new leaf. Security researchers at ESET are reporting that TeslaCrypt's developers posted the master encryption key, enabling ESET to develop a free fix.

This is kinda of cool in a way, i mean it sucks for the amount of people and businesses that had no choice but to fork out the money to get their data back.

 

Quote

 According to the firm, the creators of the virus were "wrapping up" their activities, and when a researcher asked for the master key, it was simply handed over. ESET has subsequently been able to produce a decryption tool (available here) that'll enable anyone affected to get their files back

This seems to mean either; they have given up because there are so many ways to get around it (if you know what youre doing) 
Or they got very close to being caught.
 

Quote

 There's also the question as to why TeslaCrypt's developers were so willing to hand over the keys

This is something that worries me though, seeing as it was posted online, this could mean that they are moving onto bigger things.

Still kinda neat though.

[M4st4M1nd]

Woah that's a shock. Good guy ransom-ware

[MrDynamicMan]

[timfoil hat]

Now that elon musk has released the model 3, therell be enough income for tesla not to resort to ransomware to pay their RnD team.

[/tinfoil hat]

[Energycore]

Not good guy.

 

If I take someone's lunch at school and tell them to pay me for it, then give it back anyway at the end of the day, I'm still a bully.