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Even worse, because we can totally trust data can't be copied or released once an extortionist ransom is paid to malevolent hackers. I am sure this ransomware g
by Klinky 6y ago
Even worse, because we can totally trust data can't be copied or released once an extortionist ransom is paid to malevolent hackers. I am sure this ransomware gang is on the up and up and operating in a good faith to honor the agreement. In a few months we may see "University of Utah pays another $457k to the same ransomware gang".
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoIt is not in the best interest of the ransomware gang to ignore their part of the bargain. If that second headline happens, it will be a signal to every one of their future victims that they will not honor agreements and you're better off not paying them. This is why the vast majority of encryption-based ransomware puts a lot of effort into ensuring they really can decrypt your files after you pay them.
- folmar 6y agoI see very little chance of gang successfully identifying itself to the victim in a credible way.
- winkeltripel 6y agoPublic keys seem to work pretty well. I haven't a clue as to why a gang can't use public key encryption.
- Klinky 6y agoRansomware extortion artists have already been proven to be hit or miss when it comes to following through on what they promised. The whole concern about releasing this data to the internet is that it'd end up in the hands of bad actors, but uhhhh the damage is already done if the bad actors already have the data. Do the students really feel comfortable that only one gang of nefarious hackers have their data?