• @[email protected]
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    1812 days ago

    I always heard that the criminals would restore the data, else they kill their own business plan. So this is surprising to me.

    • @[email protected]
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      312 days ago

      I came here to say this. If I have only a 7% chance of recovering my data after paying, I’m better off not paying.

  • @zzx
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    1711 days ago

    I work in this field for a living. This number is bullshit, most organizations get their data back after paying…

    Think about it. What is in the criminal’s best interest

    • @zzx
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      1411 days ago

      I answered my own skepticism:

      According to a recent survey by Hiscox Group, a Bermuda-based insurance provider

  • @satans_methpipe
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    612 days ago

    I’m calling bullshit. That number is provided by an insurance company.

  • @BradleyUffner
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    411 days ago

    Hmm, I’ve always heard the opposite, and that they even go so far as providing tech support to help restore the data after paying. If word got out that they didn’t restore the data after paying, no one would pay.

  • TarantulaFudge
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    312 days ago

    Yeah I’m surprised because my understanding was a lot of businesses were paying so it’s hard to wrap my head around why someone would want to do that now.