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People have principles when it isn't their money. The best route would be to pay it, then divert the money and fix the issues. Think of the 76k as cheap penetra
by nickpeterson 7y ago
People have principles when it isn't their money. The best route would be to pay it, then divert the money and fix the issues. Think of the 76k as cheap penetration testing.
- itake 7y agoThe problem with this thinking is: 1/ You have to trust the criminals are "good" people and actually took the time to write code to decrypt the data. 2/ Paying the ransom paints you an easy target for the next exploit.
- nickpeterson 7y agoNo, because if it doesn't unlock, you're no worse off than you started. It might paint you as an easy target, but that's why you increase your defenses. Basically, I'd rather roll the dice and see if the paltry sum gets me a fully working environment why I try to plan next steps.