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Re:BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Pa... by wlonkly on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:48PM (#39623749)
As a data point, the Toronto Public Library decided to take the "restore from scratch" approach after being hit by ransomware, and it took four months before books could be borrowed again. Now, I'd expect a library would move slower than an IT-heavy company, but there are substantial costs either way and only one of them is probably covered by their cyber insurance.
Re:BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Pa... by ornornor on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @11:14PM (#39624995)
So that’s what happened. I was wondering why they were having so much trouble. Their wording was evasive and I thought I til now that it was Covid closures related somehow without really understanding how covid would have that impact.
Re:BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Pa... by danlugo92 on Friday March 08, 2024 @09:40PM (#39648983)
Four months wtf, they should have offsite backups maybe every 15 days at most, but I can understand how even that can be a headache to restore from...