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[deleted] t1_iwgmj9t wrote

Reply to comment by MisterMcBob in Australia to consider banning ransomware payments by giuliomagnifico

The problem is that ransomware groups steals data before encrypting them, known as double-extortion, threatening to sel or leak them if the victim dont pay, so backups isnt an complete solution as you might think.

Some even conduct triple extortion attacks, with DDoS attacks on top of the threat of the data leak

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MisterMcBob t1_iwgmnuq wrote

True but beefier cybersecurity defenses would prevent the attacker from getting access in the first place.

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[deleted] t1_iwgn3rp wrote

True, I see too many companies who experience cyberattacks, including the largest, multi-billion enterprises, and when I see that, I get so pissed off, by realizing that home users have better security practices than the worlds largest businesses.

Like, its not difficult to secure your business against every attack vector, yet no business bother doing securing all their attack vectors, despite clearly having the resources to do so. It leaves me speechless.

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Fieos t1_iwgw0pz wrote

Not prevent, reduce the likelihood of an event happening.

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