[thephyber]

It's also worth noting that if you pay ransomware, the organization you pay now knows that you (1) are willing to pay, (2) don't have the technical capability to avoid a malware infection, (3) don't have a full backup solution.

Even if the ransomware is removed/disabled after payment, you are more likely to be re-targeted either by the same group or that group may resell your information to rival ransomware groups.

I'm not entirely against paying, but it's a risk calculation and you should know all of the risks.

[bsaul]

i have the feeling based on a recent experience that at least for individuals, you’re not really « targeted ».it’s more of a fishnet approach , and then some people will do the hotline to help you pay the bitcoins.

The guy asked my hijacked friend for the equivalent of 200€ in bitcoin. I don’t see anyone spending time specifically on his case for that amount. A skilled hacker able to « target » someone could make much more money actually developing real software.

[autoexec]

I'd like to think that any person or company who was hit by ransomware would act quickly to remedy point 3 and, as much as its ever possible, point 2 as well.