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solidasparagus
on Sept 6, 2019
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US city rejects $5.3M ransom demand and restores e...
That didn't make sense to me. What did negotiating actually buy them? I don't see any indication that the attackers paused the attack.
rdc12
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Little to gain in restoring from backup if the same attack vector is still open. So it was really just a bit of misdirection.
blaser-waffle
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It bought them time to figure out the root cause, fix it, and check if restoring backups is a viable option. Smart play.
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