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It's also worth noting that if you pay ransomware, the organization you pay now knows that you (1) are willing to pay, (2) don't have the technical capability t
by thephyber 7y ago
It's also worth noting that if you pay ransomware, the organization you pay now knows that you (1) are willing to pay, (2) don't have the technical capability to avoid a malware infection, (3) don't have a full backup solution.
Even if the ransomware is removed/disabled after payment, you are more likely to be re-targeted either by the same group or that group may resell your information to rival ransomware groups.
I'm not entirely against paying, but it's a risk calculation and you should know all of the risks.
- autoexec 7y agoI'd like to think that any person or company who was hit by ransomware would act quickly to remedy point 3 and, as much as its ever possible, point 2 as well.
- bsaul 7y agoi have the feeling based on a recent experience that at least for individuals, you’re not really « targeted ».it’s more of a fishnet approach , and then some people will do the hotline to help you pay the bitcoins. The guy asked my hijacked friend for the equivalent of 200€ in bitcoin. I don’t see anyone spending time specifically on his case for that amount. A skilled hacker able to « target » someone could make much more money actually developing real software.