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FBI having access to private keys used to unlock ransomware indicates a few possibilities.
1. FBI has the ability to crack public key encryption. (Unlikely)
2. FBI has backdoors into public key encryption. (Unlikely)
3. FBI has hacked the ransomware teams and stole the private keys from them. (Likely)
4. FBI has arrested certain ransomware team members and received the private keys from the apprehended suspects. (Likely)
5. FBI is involved in creating and spreading ransomware and thus are able to procure the private keys that they maintain. (Plausible)
FBI having access to private keys used to unlock ransomware indicates a few possibilities.
1. FBI has the ability to crack public key encryption. (Unlikely)
2. FBI has backdoors into public key encryption. (Unlikely)
3. FBI has hacked the ransomware teams and stole the private keys from them. (Likely)
4. FBI has arrested certain ransomware team members and received the private keys from the apprehended suspects. (Likely)
5. FBI is involved in creating and spreading ransomware and thus are able to procure the private keys that they maintain. (Plausible)
11:08 PM - Jun 04, 2021
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