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This happens quite often at medical offices. Five and even six digit ransoms are not unheard of. On the plus side, it helps encourage Windows updates and IT res
by adzm 10y ago
This happens quite often at medical offices. Five and even six digit ransoms are not unheard of. On the plus side, it helps encourage Windows updates and IT responsibility.
- nom 10y agoNow i'm really curious if they calculate the prices based on the files they encrypt. Do you know if it was some kind of spear phishing attack or just a regular ransomware variant? Any sources? thx!
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoMy guess is it's pretty easy for them to report back the infected computer is part of a domain, for example, which most businesses using Windows would be on.
- Bartweiss 10y agoI've heard of some non-scripted ransomware that "phones home". If it points you to an email exchange with the scammer, there's room for a person to sound you out, maybe google you or work off your email address and information reported by the ransomware.