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   BrianKrebs (briankrebs@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 00:21:06 JST BrianKrebs

   A group of 20-somethings with names like "Big Balls" gain unauthorized access to your servers, delete data, take your website down, and now you can't serve your customers and your organization goes belly up unless you pay money to a mafia boss.

   Sounds a lot like ransomware, doesn't it? When your government starts imitating ransomware playbooks, it's a four-alarm fire. At least in theory one can negotiate with ransomware actors.

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     Dave Winer ☕️ (davew@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 00:53:33 JST Dave Winer ☕️

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     @briankrebs

     but it's a different kind of ransomware.

     those computers control all the money in the world.

     by owning those systems, they have all the money. they don't actually need to blackmail anyone. it's a perfect crime that way.