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Worst case scenario after an attack
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In nation state attack at least your government may be on your side.
Probably worst case for an individual is that your network is used to store or transmit illegal content. Even if a law enforcement analyst tracking a person spreading this illegal content (CSAM) knows you are basically innocent, it’s much more likely you get caught up some other way with local law enforcement or similar.
Initially, it may be hard to prove it’s not you because you are dealing with someone who is not an IT person first. This may spiral to losing your job or reputation should you do something like teach or run a club.
Regular attacks against google and the like pivot through 20+ machines. Many compromised machines will never be encrypted because the attacker needs to sit undetected for as long as possible.