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Not_as_witty_as_u t1_iwhf0cq wrote

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

How does a backup help? They get the data and threaten to release it.

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MisterMcBob t1_iwhi19f wrote

With ransomware it encrypts your files and you have to pay to get the key. If you have backups you can just restore to the latest backup before the files were encrypted.

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atr0s t1_iwijitc wrote

He's got a point though. It only really applies if your business is big enough or controversial enough to be worth blackmailing, but if the attackers are already encrypting your data, they can copy it first and threaten to release it if you aren't going to pay because you have a backup.

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