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Did you ever see an article about someone paying a ransom and not getting their data back?
by user5994461 10y ago
Did you ever see an article about someone paying a ransom and not getting their data back?
- jamessb 10y agoSome ransomware (e.g. Hitler [1]) deletes files rather than encrypting them, making ecovery impossible. [1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/development-version-of-the-hitler-ransomware-discovered/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/development-v...
- mynameisvlad 10y agoSure, but if we were to use the same argument on that ransomware as the standard "encrypting" type, then if you pay before the time limit is up, it's still going to give you back your files. Are there any examples where that's not the case? Where regardless of payment, you're still fucked (either by files not being decrypted or by them deleting regardless of payment?)