2019-05-10 at 11:32 PM UTC
Which one of you niggas did this and why only ask for 70K?
2019-05-12 at 1:25 PM UTC
70k is pretty reasonable. It doesn't take that many man-hours to write a ransomware. You don't even have to write decrypting routines, this cuts cost because now all you need is a way to distribute, so C2 infrastructure can go out of the window. Just say they will definitely get their data back if they give the money. Pinky promise, cross my heart hope to die.
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2019-05-12 at 1:27 PM UTC
Also say, you don't have any interest in the distributing process, you can just have a hacked server host your binary and/or exploits. Then sub-contract spammers, it's really not a lot of money for 1 million spam emails with a link to your malware.
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2019-05-12 at 4:33 PM UTC
I'm guessing they got caught because of outdated equipment.
I'm shocked how many big organisation don't have offline backups tho, and are happy with that fact.
2019-05-12 at 4:38 PM UTC
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70 grand is likely to get paid. People that ask for millions and shit are fucking dreaming and are just gonna get themselves hunted down with way more scrutiny.
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2019-05-12 at 4:48 PM UTC
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It apllies with everyone. A million isn't pocket change.
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2019-05-12 at 6:49 PM UTC
Well yes and no. If you target a big organization's mission critical infrastructure you can get away with asking for a lot, since it's likely cheaper to pay the ransom than risk being non-operational for God knows how many days.
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2019-05-12 at 8:17 PM UTC
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The other problem with a large ransom is you'll get all sorts of nerds and shit offering to fix the problem a lot cheaper. The city is likely to at least try the cheaper option first. But if you keep your demand reasonable then you'll likely be assured a nice quick payday.
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2019-05-12 at 8:19 PM UTC
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While were on this. What steps would you take to ensure the btc wasn't somehow traced to you. I mean I know tumbling the coin, splitting it up, tumbling again, the again and again and again. Then prolly again just to be sure. But what else could you do?
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2019-05-12 at 9:11 PM UTC
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A ransomware attack has struck the Baltimore city government computer network.
On Twitter, Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young said the city has shut down most of its servers due to the infection, but critical services, including EMS, police, fire, and 311, are still operational.
"City employees are working diligently to determine the source and extent of the infection," Young wrote. "At this time, we have seen no evidence that any personal data has left the system."
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) tweeted that email service and phone lines to customer support are also down.
"For now we're unable to take calls to discuss water billing issues," the Baltimore DPW wrote. The government office has consequently suspended late water bill fees for city and county customers.
"Employees of the City's Finance Department are … telling people that, due to the network outage, they can't conduct business or pay bills today with cash," the Baltimore DPW added.
This is the second ransomware attack to hit Baltimore city systems in a little over a year. In March 2018, ransomware struck the city's 911 dispatch system, but Baltimore's IT office managed to isolate the threat and avoid a disruption of critical services.
Ransomware encrypts a computer's data and threatens to delete it unless the victim pays up.
