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Nothing like blaming the victim. What's next arresting people for handing over their wallet at gunpoint?

sneak 3y ago
The victim fails to be just a victim when they actively contribute funds to a criminal enterprise. The gunpoint analogy is a poor one; being coerced by physical violence is one thing, being coerced because you lost your files (and don’t have backups) is another. It’s a horse of a different color.
- ladzoppelin 3y ago
  What if people die and lose everything or groups of people get hurt because of the Ransomware? You could also say the person handing a wallet to a criminal is actively contributing and should of kept his money in the bank. The point is that its not always as simple as "backup your files".
floxy 3y ago
Seems like a matter of game theory strategy vs. tactics. If everyone were to fight back against muggers, it seems like there would be fewer muggings. But tactically, it might be best for an individual to hand over the wallet.
- akerl_ 3y ago
  Sure. And it would be nuts to start trying to incentivize fighting back by prosecuting people who don't.
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LinuxBender 3y ago
Nothing like blaming the victim. The companies getting their customers data encrypted are NOT victims. At best they are incompetent and should never have been in business to begin with and most certainly should never have been anywhere near any of their customers data. Companies have a fiduciary responsibility to protect their customers and investors. If a company is letting phishers trounce all over my data then in a way I am glad that my data became encrypted so that the company can no longer hide the fact they were negligent not only to keep the thugs out but also neglected to properly back up my data. I am more concerned about all the companies that were popped and were able to hide it because they only lost my data to the phishers. Ransomware is exposing the incompetent businesses and embarrassing their leadership as it should. Securing data in an ever growing and large company can be challenging due to internal politics especially if being security focused from day one was not their priority. Backing up data is easy.

The victim fails to be just a victim when they actively contribute funds to a criminal enterprise. The gunpoint analogy is a poor one; being coerced by physical violence is one thing, being coerced because you lost your files (and don’t have backups) is another. It’s a horse of a different color.

ladzoppelin 3y ago
What if people die and lose everything or groups of people get hurt because of the Ransomware? You could also say the person handing a wallet to a criminal is actively contributing and should of kept his money in the bank. The point is that its not always as simple as "backup your files".

floxy 3y ago

Seems like a matter of game theory strategy vs. tactics. If everyone were to fight back against muggers, it seems like there would be fewer muggings. But tactically, it might be best for an individual to hand over the wallet.

akerl_ 3y ago
Sure. And it would be nuts to start trying to incentivize fighting back by prosecuting people who don't.

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LinuxBender 3y ago

Nothing like blaming the victim. The companies getting their customers data encrypted are NOT victims. At best they are incompetent and should never have been in business to begin with and most certainly should never have been anywhere near any of their customers data. Companies have a fiduciary responsibility to protect their customers and investors. If a company is letting phishers trounce all over my data then in a way I am glad that my data became encrypted so that the company can no longer hide the fact they were negligent not only to keep the thugs out but also neglected to properly back up my data. I am more concerned about all the companies that were popped and were able to hide it because they only lost my data to the phishers. Ransomware is exposing the incompetent businesses and embarrassing their leadership as it should. Securing data in an ever growing and large company can be challenging due to internal politics especially if being security focused from day one was not their priority. Backing up data is easy.