- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
It’s the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.
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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. **
What’s to stop them from just selling it on the Dark Web anyway?
Oh no! Anyways.
I have no sympathy for those that make money from exploiting gamblers.
Sounds like a great target.