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If someone or a group is going to hit businesses with ransomware, they're looking to get more than $10k.
by heavyset_go 5y ago
If someone or a group is going to hit businesses with ransomware, they're looking to get more than $10k.
- throwaway290 5y agoThat's 100% guaranteed $10k now vs. ransom maybe (how do you know if they have backup) paid some time later.
- loceng 5y agoThere's a pretty high payout rate.
- heavyset_go 5y agoAt least to me, it's like putting a $100 bill under a business' doormat to ward off burglars who know that there's 3 to 4 orders of magnitude more money and assets inside if they break in. It's a nice bonus, but if they're working with other people for high stakes payouts, a small amount of money like that isn't going to be worth it for them to move on. $10k is nothing when split between other people and when you can demand hundreds of thousands to millions otherwise.
- throwaway290 5y agoI do not think literally hundreds of people work on these hacks. But besides, in remote environment it is easier to be that guy who grabs the money and runs. $10k is $10k for a single person.