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... until the next update to these viruses. To utterly destroy an organisation you don't erase or encrypt their data. You change it. Slowly. A little by a litt
by candiodari 3y ago
... until the next update to these viruses.
To utterly destroy an organisation you don't erase or encrypt their data. You change it. Slowly. A little by a little. A birthday here, a name there, a number ... Using the normal ways to change this data. In this way you can go undiscovered for years, employees get blamed for making stupid errors for a LONG time and there is absolutely no way to fix things, no matter what the backup strategy is.
- beardyw 3y agoBut for ransomware there needs to be a hope of restoring the data. In this case the value would need to be more oblique.
- tatersolid 3y agoThe ransomware gang buys put options on the victim’s stock. Sabotage-backed options scams have been around for a long time.