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They fucked up by targeting infrastructure. If they stuck with small companies they could keep doing it till the cows came home. But now they have governments a

• paxys 5y ago
  These groups aren't really "targeting" anyone. These ransomware attacks are as sophisticated as nigerian prince emails. Send out a lot of spam, wait for someone who clicks on it and is running outdated software and boom. Sooner or later you will encrypt something important enough to pay for.
  • throwaway492338 5y ago
    I've seen a lot of recent articles on the subject that claim it's moving in the targeted direction, here's an example: Over the past few years, threat actors have shifted to much more targeted attacks that net higher Bitcoin payment returns for their efforts. https://blog.cloudflare.com/targeted-ransomware-attack/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/targeted-ransomware-attack/ Edit: Commonly mentioned in the same breath: - the move from just demanding a ransom for the key, to threatening publication of sensitive info - trawling through the data to look for anything especially sensitive, as well as clues to what number to ask for in financial records
  • nuker 5y ago
    > Send out a lot of spam, wait for someone who clicks on it and is running outdated software and boom. outdated Windows software
• TwoBit 5y ago
  And not by targeting hospitals?