Is it possible to recover this txt file?

Question

Data recovery

Here is a link to the file
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Iw5DTu9w-4pc-Ru1...
It was stored on an external hard drive. I slowly wrote information into it. Then one day I came to work. And instead of my notes there were krakozyabry. Tried chkdsk - didn't help. Is it possible to restore it?

Answer 1

It looks like the file is encrypted, because. it is poorly compressed by archivers.
I have a suspicion that the file was encrypted by a ransomware virus. Article on the topic .
First of all, if there are no data backups (including cloud storage), then the chances of recovery are very small.
But if the information is very expensive for the company, then you need to contact information security specialists. Sometimes antivirus companies have decryption programs that can recover data. You need to report to the IT department and the authorities, now it should be their concern.