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Re:Hacker releases PII on Las Vegas-area students after offi... by PeterisP on Friday October 02, 2020 @05:57PM (#24667423)
Even if you have good backups, you're still vulnerable to blackmail about public disclosure of data you're required to safeguard, just as in this case.
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Re:Hacker releases PII on Las Vegas-area students after offi... by bluGill on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:22PM (#24674765)
Paying up doesn't save anything, they still have the data and can release it anyway.
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