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Usually the ransom is paid by 3rd party. Goverment agency hires a contractor for data recovery, the rate is Ransom + flat rate. they just pay the ransom and re
by Xelbair 5y ago
Usually the ransom is paid by 3rd party.
Goverment agency hires a contractor for data recovery, the rate is Ransom + flat rate.
they just pay the ransom and recover the data.
- paradaux 5y agoThe ransom was not paid, to the best of my knowledge, indirectly via a contractor as you stated or directly. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0520/1222857-hse-weekly-briefing/ https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0520/1222857-hse-weekly-briefin... This is the government-funded news media organisation, akin to the BBC here — but I have sufficient trust that they didn't
- Xelbair 5y agoYeah looks like they did gave them the decryption tool. I just know quite a lot of cases where non-health related systems were hit with ransomware over here, and that was the route they took to recover the data.