[AusNOG] Ransomware...

[Skeeve Stevens]

What's wrong with negotiating? I've had a couple of customers talk down
Ransomware attacks to about half the price.

If you need the data (no backup, can't restore), what's the harm in asking?


...Skeeve

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On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Kristoffer Sheather @ CloudCentral <
kristoffer.sheather at cloudcentral.com.au> wrote:

> Rule #1 - never negotiate with terrorists.
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> *From*: "James Hodgkinson" <yaleman at ricetek.net>
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> *Subject*: Re: [AusNOG] Ransomware...
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> Nuke the machine, restore from backup.
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> Pub?
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> James
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> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016, at 22:45, Michael Bullut wrote:
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> Greetings Team,
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> Anyone that has succeeded in eradication without sending a ransom?
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> Warm regards,
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> Michael Bullut.
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