# Good news for those hit by Cryptolocker

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 6, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-those-hit-by-cryptolocker/694945 "2014-08-06T13:47:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-those-hit-by-cryptolocker/694945/1 "2014-08-06T13:47:14Z")

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> **[Cryptolocker victims to get files back for free](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28661463)**
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> All 500,000 victims of the Cryptolocker malware can now recover files encrypted by the program without paying a ransom.

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> All 500,000 victims of Cryptolocker can now recover files encrypted by the malware without paying a ransom.
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> The malicious program encrypted files on Windows computers and demanded a substantial fee before handing over the key to the scrambled files.
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> Thanks to security experts, an online portal has been created where victims can get the key for free.
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> The portal was created after security researchers grabbed a copy of Cryptolocker’s database of victims.