[AusNOG] Ransomware...

[paul+ausnog at oxygennetworks.com.au]

We have had some customers pay and some customers suck it up, some have lost data and some have recovered from backups, Skeeve is right, you can’t really comment on this until it’s your business and your data.
 
Whilst I implicitly don’t agree with paying criminals, when your business would suffer serious issues because a backup failed or you didn’t have one then paying $500 or so in bitcoins is a worthwhile loss when comparing the alternatives.
 
Regards
Paul
 
From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
Sent: Friday, 23 September 2016 8:26 AM
To: Robert Hudson
Cc: <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Ransomware...
 
This is from the perspective of someone who hasn't been held to ransom, had their business at risk, and had no other choice.
 
The few here who say they wouldn't pay are the same... wait till it is your only choice.


...Skeeve
 
Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 7:06 AM, Robert Hudson <hudrob at gmail.com> wrote:
Are you serious?
You're validating their business model. And showing that you'll likely pay again when (not if) they do you again.
 
On 23 Sep 2016 3:04 AM, "Skeeve Stevens" <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
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
 
Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
Email: skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; Web: eintellegonetworks.com
Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; Skype: skeeve ; LinkedIn: /in/skeeve ; Expert360: Profile ; Keybase: https://keybase.io/skeeve
 
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.
 


From: "James Hodgkinson" <yaleman at ricetek.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:56 PM
To: "Michael Bullut" <main at kipsang.com>, "Australian Network Operators Mailing List" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Ransomware... 
 
Nuke the machine, restore from backup.
 
Pub?

James
 
 
On Thu, 22 Sep 2016, at 22:45, Michael Bullut wrote:
Greetings Team,
 
Anyone that has succeeded in eradication without sending a ransom? 
 
Warm regards, 
 
Michael Bullut.
 
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