IS ANYONE SURPRISED?!
80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
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Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#62Meaningless stat without a baseline to compare against. How many who didn't pay were hit again?
It's likely the reinfection rate is high in both cases since it's so difficult to ensure every possible back door has been closed.
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#63There is no honor among thieves.
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because second attacker might not be briefed by the first one.
If they actually have proper backups to avoid paying the first one, my guess is they are much more likely to also have the skills to prevent a second breach.
I agree on backups and actually working and robust restore system.
Cheapest way to avoid paying ransoms.
You can never be sure about 100% hacker safe but backup/restore system can be life saver
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#65Looks like ransomware criminals are going for the subscription model.
RaaS
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#66I mean they just proved that they are willing to pay the ransom. If they are also unwilling or unable to clean up their shop and keep it from happening again, it surely will.
It is almost like the groups hacking them are providing a good service. If they get hacked once, shit happens. But if it happens multiple times then someone should probably answer for it.
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#67“Never negotiate with terrorists” is a simple and clear mantra, and as most clear and simple concepts it hides a lot of assumptions. One of them is you are ready to lose the hostage in the worst case scenario. That’s how the police sees it, because the society benefits more from being firm in individual cases than losing a few of its members that might not come back anyway. That’s a hard one to swallow, hard enough t…
From the perspective of the individual, there is no greater good than defending one’s self.
Hardly. There are many philosophies that argue that the greatest good lies with how we interact with the other.
And on a purely primal level it's common to prioritize one's offspring over one's self. I think most cultures recognize this intuitively.
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#68And that's why you never pay dane-geld[1]
Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
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Re: 80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again
#70Anyone else think we should make it illegal to pay ransom? These people are just financing the next generation of cyber criminals. Once people stop paying, people will stop attacking.
Yes, because criminals definitely follow the law.