[Info-vax] OpenVMS x64 Atom project

[John E. Malmberg]

On 6/4/2021 1:41 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-06-04, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> 
> An additional twist on ransomware these days is to copy some sensitive
> data before encrypting it and then threaten to release the sensitive
> data if you do not pay the ransom.
> 
> That way, you may still have to pay even if you can recover your
> systems from backups.

Paying such blackmail is useless.

You have to assume that even if you do pay, your stolen data is going to 
also be sold to someone that you do not want to see it.

I saw a report that one insurance company is no longer covering business 
losses due to ransomware.

Regards,
-John