Experts suggest AXA’s plan to shun ransomware payouts will set a precedent

Re:Experts suggest AXA’s plan to shun ransomware payouts wil... by viraptor on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:34AM (#27114896)

> You are aware that paying ransom may or may NOT work.

The ransomware campaigns are pretty good on support. You will get a key for a sample of your data as a proof. You can sometimes pay progressively to get more trust. Getting your data back is just as important for the criminals as encrypting it in the first place - otherwise their business goes down.

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Re:Experts suggest AXA’s plan to shun ransomware payouts wil... by jve on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:53AM (#27114991)

Oh, good to know they provide support. I just remember some ransom (was it notpetya?) that had a broken "pay" thing or some invalid mail... anyway, you couldn't get the key.

And encryption your data doesn't help if you don't have backups.

Edit: Here is the story: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/27/15881110/petya-notpetya-p...

So email provider blocked their email...

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Re:Experts suggest AXA’s plan to shun ransomware payouts wil... by fouric on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:54PM (#27121238)

> And encryption your data doesn't help if you don't have backups.

Actually, it does. "We'll delete your data." is not the only ransomware threat - the other one that's not quite as big, but growing, is "We'll leak your data."

Backups prevent denial. Encryption prevents dissemination.

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