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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/3473050

"In this video I discuss how MGM and Cesar's Entertainment Resort/Casinos were hacked by a ransomware group and had sensitive customer data and company data exfiltrated from their servers. So far Cesar's Entertainment has paid half of the 30 million dollar to keep files from being released by MGM has paid nothing and the hackers are threatening to ruin MGM's reputation with a data leak."

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

They are not giving this windfall to charity.

When they use these funds to attack more targets, including schools, hospitals etc will you be happy then?

That is the problem. Every win by these groups fuels more activity.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If they figure out that casinos and the like are far more profitable, they'll leave the schools alone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You give these cunts much higher morals than they have.

They are not robin hood, they are criminal gangs who will attack anyone and everyone.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not about morals. Why rob a candy store when a bank is around the corner?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are not robin hood, they are criminal gangs who will attack anyone and everyone.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

You can keep repeating that, but it won't address my point no matter how many times you do since I never suggested they were Robin Hood or anything remotely similar.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because a candy store has neither the budget nor capabilities for security that a bank has, including armed security.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So a school is vetter protected than a casino?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Please copy and paste where I said any such thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't see how that figures at all. Ransomware attacks are like spam. You cast wide. It's nopt liek a zero-sum game, where your number of attacks are limited

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t care. Organizations should have better security culture or use fewer computers, this is an abject win in my view

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm curious what you have in mind for the "use fewer computers" solution. Like, have people go back to using pen and paper? Scale back their business so they need fewer computers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

have people go back to using pen and paper

If it’s so important losing access to it costs you $50 million a day I would look at the supposed savings it brings you and gauge your risks accordingly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just look at this and ask myself if the slots really needed a direct always online connection to the same database that the employees log into

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... Do schools and hospitals have that kind of money at all? You attack school with ransomware and then what? Ask them to pay? With what money, lol? Are they going to pay in kids chromebooks? It's far more lucrative to attack something that actually has money

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I suspect this will change once insurance companies stop giving coverage for ransomware. It's already been happening for a few years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Welp, if you're targeting schools and hospitals, that means, you're pretty fucking stupid. And if you're pretty fucking stupid, then there's a high change you're going to get caught sooner or later. So whatever, lol