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From Lynn McGuire@[email protected] to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage on Tue Jan 24 15:47:13 2023

From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage

“Ransomware victims are refusing to pay, tanking attackers’ profits”

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/ransomware-victims-are-refusing-to-pay-tanking-attackers-profits/

“The drying up of payouts is forcing attackers to hunt bigger game and re-extort.”

I am so sad for the attackers.

Lynn
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From Char Jackson@[email protected] to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage on Tue Jan 24 19:23:06 2023

From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage

On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:47:13 -0600, Lynn McGuire
<[email protected]> wrote:

�Ransomware victims are refusing to pay, tanking attackers� profits�

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/ransomware-victims-are-refusing-to-pay-tanking-attackers-profits/

�The drying up of payouts is forcing attackers to hunt bigger game and >re-extort.�

I am so sad for the attackers.

Sad news. ;-)

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