LOL
Never pay ransomware. Just write the data off. Learn how to take decent backups
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?
Not ransomware but just ransom to data exfil by a vulnerable API. But paying is still a dumb idea.
"Hi, I just sent the ransom payment to the Bitcoin address you provided.
"Now you’ll unlock my data, right?
“… right?”
It’s bad business to not be honest and trustworthy. If a hacker group is known to always give back the data and not strike twice, they are obviously much more likely to get paid. No one’s paying someone known for ripping off. We see this in company ransomwware all the time. They are friendly, helpful in explaining the breech, and professional. If they were the opposite, they’d be broke.
It’s an interesting dynamic where the ransomware groups have to be reliable and professional for their business model to work.
