It’s the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.

  • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Paying the ransom is the stupidest thing you can do when you’re hit with an attack.

    Why?

    • Emboldens the attacker to keep attacking you because now they know you’ll pay them
    • Funds the attacker’s future attacks
    • No guarantee they’ll actually stop or recover your data
    • No guarantee they’ve actually left your environment without a complete rebuild.

    A better use of ransom money would be to invest in a decent cybersecurity infrastructure to prevent this from happening in the first place, and to keep offsite backups.

    **Never trust your attacker. **

  • Gork@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    What’s to stop them from just selling it on the Dark Web anyway?

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Oh no! Anyways.

    I have no sympathy for those that make money from exploiting gamblers.