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Re:Ask HN: The most recent REvil ransomware attack may have ... by python273 on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:02AM (#27748687)
This would be possible with symmetric key encryption, but with asymmetric key (aka public key) encryption, it's impossible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

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