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If the colonial pipeline hadn't paid the ransom there would be pandemonium on the east coast as people were forced to ration gas. I don't see how that helps. As
by colinmhayes 5y ago
If the colonial pipeline hadn't paid the ransom there would be pandemonium on the east coast as people were forced to ration gas. I don't see how that helps. As long as computers exist they will be hacked. Spending more on security can help but can't stop it.
- AaronFriel 5y agoColonial Pipeline ended up restoring data using their own backups anyway. They paid $5 million dollars for a decryption tool that was so slow that their own IT team was able to restore service sooner. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-nearly-5-million-in-ransom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/colonial-...
- colinmhayes 5y agoThe article says they used backups to help restore the system. That tells me that the backups weren't fully up to date, and that the missing info was worth 5 million.