Saturday, March 17, 2018

Infosec quotes - millions in ransom

The cost of poor DR and backup planning.

“... Linux ransomware attack that demanded an unprecedented 550 Bitcoins (BTC) or $1.62 million ransom ... On 14 June 2017 the web hosting company was able to negotiate the ransom down to 397.6 BTC, nearly $1.01 million, to be paid in three installments...”


https://www.scmagazineuk.com/south-korean-web-hoster-pays-us-1-m-ransom-to-release-customer-files/article/669613/ 

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