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It seems to me that the hotel should take at least part of the blame here. According to the article this was not the first attempt to breach their security, ye
by jle17 10y ago
It seems to me that the hotel should take at least part of the blame here.
According to the article this was not the first attempt to breach their security, yet they didn't put sane security practices in place, such as separating door lock controls from their internet connected network or not having door locks that can lock guests in in the first place, which, as pointed out in other comments, is likely not compliant with regulations.
> The manager said it was cheaper and faster for the hotel to just pay the Bitcoin.
Cheaper for him, but the cost will be beared by society as he has now encouraged the practice.
I understand that my comment can be seen as victim-blaming, but it seems to me that part of the service sold by an hotel is the security they procure to their guests.
- mseebach 10y ago> Cheaper for him, but the cost will be beared by society as he has now encouraged the practice. Perhaps white (grey?) hats should run a series of ransom hacks and proceed not to release the code after payment.
- Eridrus 10y agoHackers would need to start branding themselves in some authenticateable way so that you can know that the people who are extorting you are thieves of honour!
- pavel_lishin 10y agoI'm not entirely sure how executing a ransomware attack and not undoing the damage constitutes a white or grey hat approach.
- mseebach 10y agoIt would teach people not to pay the ransom, ruining the incentive for further attacks.