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Better them than schools.
Was there a group that accidentally infected a bunch of hospitals and provided the decryption key at no charge?
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-apologizes-gives-sickkids-hospital-free-decryptor/
Better still, nobody at all.
Every success like this just encourages more to enter the game.
Sure, but I'm not shedding too many tears in this case.
They are not giving this windfall to charity.
When they use these funds to attack more targets, including schools, hospitals etc will you be happy then?
That is the problem. Every win by these groups fuels more activity.
If they figure out that casinos and the like are far more profitable, they'll leave the schools alone.
You give these cunts much higher morals than they have.
They are not robin hood, they are criminal gangs who will attack anyone and everyone.
It's not about morals. Why rob a candy store when a bank is around the corner?
They are not robin hood, they are criminal gangs who will attack anyone and everyone.
You can keep repeating that, but it won't address my point no matter how many times you do since I never suggested they were Robin Hood or anything remotely similar.
Because a candy store has neither the budget nor capabilities for security that a bank has, including armed security.
So a school is vetter protected than a casino?
Please copy and paste where I said any such thing.
I don't see how that figures at all. Ransomware attacks are like spam. You cast wide. It's nopt liek a zero-sum game, where your number of attacks are limited
I don’t care. Organizations should have better security culture or use fewer computers, this is an abject win in my view
I'm curious what you have in mind for the "use fewer computers" solution. Like, have people go back to using pen and paper? Scale back their business so they need fewer computers?
If it’s so important losing access to it costs you $50 million a day I would look at the supposed savings it brings you and gauge your risks accordingly
Hmmm, ok
I just look at this and ask myself if the slots really needed a direct always online connection to the same database that the employees log into
I mean... Do schools and hospitals have that kind of money at all? You attack school with ransomware and then what? Ask them to pay? With what money, lol? Are they going to pay in kids chromebooks? It's far more lucrative to attack something that actually has money
They are a regular targets:
The FBI is investigating a multiple-state hospital ransomware attack
15 healthcare systems have been hit with ransomware attacks in 2023
Schools Are a Top Target of Ransomware Attacks, and It’s Getting Worse
Welp, if you're targeting schools and hospitals, that means, you're pretty fucking stupid. And if you're pretty fucking stupid, then there's a high change you're going to get caught sooner or later. So whatever, lol
I suspect this will change once insurance companies stop giving coverage for ransomware. It's already been happening for a few years.