Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers $600k

Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by billpg on Thursday June 20, 2019 @04:53AM (#20231055)

Will the attackers restore the attacked machines once the payment is made? They are just as likely to take the ransom and run.

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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by Consultant32452 on Thursday June 20, 2019 @04:57AM (#20231066)

If they want the next city to pay, they will restore the attacked machines. Gotta remember, this is a business for the attackers.

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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by billpg on Thursday June 20, 2019 @09:19AM (#20232605)

I think that time has passed. I've read about too many people who pay up but don't get their files back.

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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by icebraining on Thursday June 20, 2019 @06:06AM (#20231353)

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