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Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data (www.engadget.com)
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It's the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.

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[–] BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 12 points 2 years ago

Paying the ransom is the stupidest thing you can do when you’re hit with an attack.

Why?

  • Emboldens the attacker to keep attacking you because now they know you’ll pay them
  • Funds the attacker’s future attacks
  • No guarantee they’ll actually stop or recover your data
  • No guarantee they’ve actually left your environment without a complete rebuild.

A better use of ransom money would be to invest in a decent cybersecurity infrastructure to prevent this from happening in the first place, and to keep offsite backups.

**Never trust your attacker. **