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They already must report breaches to the FTC and they must report their financials to the IRS. Most companies aren't going to cook their books over this.
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago
They already must report breaches to the FTC and they must report their financials to the IRS.
Most companies aren't going to cook their books over this.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoMost companies aren't going to unfuck their entire IT infrastructure which was just encrypted and then turned off? I mean, sure, if the only computer affected is the cafeteria cash register system, they shrug it off and reinstall. But more than a few of these attacks have absolutely crippled the victims, to the point that it would take months/years to roll out a scrubbed system, and even then data is irrevocably lost. A one-time under the table purchase from some dark web bitcoin broker doesn't seem like that big of a deal. It's not the sort of book-cooking that tends to get noticed.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoI disagree. I think that removing the financial incentive will lead to fewer incidents.