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Apparently crypto-ransom people are actually pretty trustworthy about unlocking the machines. It doesn't really cost them anything (0% chance you were gonna sen

Apparently crypto-ransom people are actually pretty trustworthy about unlocking the machines. It doesn't really cost them anything (0% chance you were gonna send a 2nd payment if they didn't unlock), and their reputation as 'fair' is very important for securing future ransoms.

closeparen 6y ago
Someone's gotta be thinking about doing a ransomware operation that doesn't unlock the data in order to poison the well.
- Animats 6y ago
  It's been done. There was one "ransomware" attack that just erased everything.
  - LilBytes 6y ago
    NotPetra
alextheparrot 6y ago
That creates an interesting grey hat scenario where a normally good actor could execute a few ransoms and not unlock the machines. Eroding trust in the entire scheme could reduce the long-term effectiveness of the scheme
celticninja 6y ago
I have heard that they have really good customer support once the payment has been made.