{"id":55208,"date":"2016-11-15T21:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T21:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=55208"},"modified":"2016-11-15T21:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T21:06:04","slug":"crysis-ransomware-decryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/crysis-ransomware-decryption\/","title":{"rendered":"CrySis Ransomware Victims Catch a Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victims of the CrySis ransomware are now able to decrypt their locked files free of charge! Someone, who is believed to be one of the ransomware authors, posted the decryption keys to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/forums\/t\/607680\/crysis-extensionid-numberemailxtblcrysis-ransomware-support-topic\/\">BleepingComputer\u2019s forums<\/a>. 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Someone, who is believed to be one of the ransomware authors, posted the decryption keys to BleepingComputer\u2019s forums. Regardless of who posted it, the point is, it is there. 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