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Actually — even better point from the post: > If you discover that the data was corrupted during the encryption process, is it game over? > Most of the time,
by eqvinox 5y ago
Actually — even better point from the post:
> If you discover that the data was corrupted during the encryption process, is it game over?
> Most of the time, yeah. If it’s database files, typically they’re gone.
I hadn't even considered what happens when ransomware tries to encrypt a database while it is in use. That's not gonna end well...
- londons_explore 5y agoThe ransomware I've come across has lots of special heuristics to try and not destroy your data... Things like taking a copy and then doing an atomic replace...
- eqvinox 5y agoAdmittedly I've only had to deal with ransomware once, trying to help a friend. That one was way too shoddily written for anything like atomic replace or DB identification heuristics…