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servia23 t1_ja29njo wrote

Reply to comment by sk8thow8 in LockBit leaks 44GB of Royal Mail's data and sets fresh £33 million ransom by tyw7

You forget they have unencrypted sensitive data. The business is not only about unencrypting, it can also be about preventing the leak of the files themselves.
That's why it never makes sense to pay a ransom because they can eternally ask you for more to not release the files.

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sk8thow8 t1_ja3pyxz wrote

And If you don't pay the ransom, it guarantees the files are released. How's that better?

Believe it or not, these large ransomware groups do release files and don't keep bleeding the same victims repeatedly. They make millions a year doing these ransoms. Like I said, they only get paid because they have a history of holding up their end of the deal. The first report that says LockBit group doesn't release the files or continues the ransom after payment will be the last ransom they're ever paid.

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