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But Bitdefender wasn’t the first to identify this flaw. Two other researchers, @fwosar and @demonslay335, had noticed it the month before and had begun discreetly looking for victims to help. (Key word: discreetly.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Finding that flaw allowed Bitdefender to develop a free tool that could decrypt the ransomware–meaning victims could avoid paying millions of dollars in ransom to the hackers. — PolitiTweet.org

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By publicizing this tool, Bitdefender alerted Darkside to the lapse, which involved reusing the same digital keys to lock and unlock multiple victims. The next day, DarkSide declared that it had repaired the problem, and that “new companies have nothing to hope for.” — PolitiTweet.org

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