umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoPandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted againwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkPandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted againwww.bleepingcomputer.comumami_wasabi@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePhobosAnomaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoHow is someone getting control of their data by paying a ransom? The opposing actor still has your data, so it doesn’t really matter how much you pay, you’ll never be able to mitigate that security issue, surely?
minus-squaredownpunxx@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoi didn’t read the article, for stolen data, you’re hosed. deleted.
How is someone getting control of their data by paying a ransom?
The opposing actor still has your data, so it doesn’t really matter how much you pay, you’ll never be able to mitigate that security issue, surely?
i didn’t read the article, for stolen data, you’re hosed. deleted.