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Re:Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups by SamBam on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:48PM (#27889589)
I mean, that's a whole nother kettle of fish. At that point they have you in the hook for indefinite blackmail, because after you pay they still have the days. Is that actually common, though? I think most of these ransomware cases are simply pay-to-decrypt.
Re:Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups by allset_ on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @12:46AM (#27890175)
Almost all of the ransomware gangs now also exfil data and use that as additional leverage.
Re:Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups by mm983 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @01:46AM (#27890462)
yes, double extortions are getting common because people rely on backups