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

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From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com (Lynn McGuire)
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by: Lynn McGuire - Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:47 UTC

“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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by: Char Jackson - Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:23 UTC

On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:47:13 -0600, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> 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. ;-)

Subject	Author
“Ransomware_victims_are_refusing_to_pay,_tankin	Lynn McGuire
?Ransomware victims are refusing to pay, tanking attackers? profits?	Char Jackson