I have a LinkStation (model 200 I believe) that has had its contents encrypted by a ransomware attack.
I need to know, short of paying the ransom, whether there is any way to decrypt the files using some commercial software or other tactic. I've read about removing the drives from the NAS, installing them on my (windows) PC, and running some common decrypting software from the windows PC once the drives are recognized as local.
My issue is i) I'm not at all familiar with the XFS file system, and am concerned whether I'll be able to get this to work, and ii) I'd prefer not risking physical damage to the disks, given they contain information that I'd very much prefer to not lose.
If anyone has experienced a similar issue, I would very much like to know how they went about solving it.
Additional notes
1. The crypto algorithm used goes by the name LOCKME, and upon encrypting the data on the NAS, has renamed all the files to include a .LOCKME extension.
2. I am keenly aware that this problem was of my making. I won't get into the "hows" that led to this - but suffice it to say I've learned the lesson. Please do not reply with "you should never ..." responses. They just won't help. I know I screwed up, and don't need the lecture ... just the solution at this point would be very helpful indeed.
For what it's worth, the ransom is about three hundred and fifty US dollars. I doubt a commercial service would charge much less, but if there is a paid service that anyone is aware of that costs less, I'd be interested. At this point, I've almost accepted this is going to cost me something to resolve.
Many thanks