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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Ofir Ezrielev, Be'er Sheba, IL;
Yehiel Zohar, Sderot, IL;
Yevgeni Gehtman, Modi'in, IL;
Tomer Shachar, Beer-Sheva, IL;
Maxim Balin, Gan-Yavne, IL;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
One method includes detecting, at a data storage site, a ransomware process, taking a snapshot of the ransomware process, using the snapshot to install an instance of the ransomware process on a honeypot system, receiving, from an attacker, a first demand for a ransom of data stored at the data storage site, and receiving, from the attacker, a second demand for a ransom of data stored in the honeypot system, and ransom of the second demand is less than the ransom of the first demand. A private key is received from the attacker after payment of the ransom of the second demand, but without payment of the ransom of the first demand, and the private key is then used to decrypt the data at the data storage site.