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Exactly at this point the "decrypter" companies are just partners of the cyber-criminals, they have the same incentives, share the same profits and both are une
by teekert 8y ago
Exactly at this point the "decrypter" companies are just partners of the cyber-criminals, they have the same incentives, share the same profits and both are unethical.
- lozenge 8y agoNot quite the same incentive - one needs to stay anonymous as they are breaking the law, and the other is legal and can operate in plain sight.
- teekert 8y agoIt's legal to lie about paying the extortioners?
- Scoundreller 8y agoAt worst, it’s breach of contract. At best, it makes the accounting and legal checks on your supplier very easy. $10k to Bob’s IT consultancy within the same state is a lot easier than $10k that ultimately leads to a country that may be embargoed.
- usrusr 8y ago> easier than $10k that ultimately leads to a country that may be embargoed In which case the middleman/coconspirator would add one more, completely unrelated crime to their list.
- peteradio 8y agofront-end vs back-end sales vs engineering triage vs diagnostics collections vs billing Sounds like a complete service being offered by two separate legal entities with the purpose to evade.
- failrate 8y agoThose aren't incentives, those are just operational parameters. The incentive in both cases is money, specifically from people who feel vulnerable enough to pay but not so vulnerable that they give up hope.