Paying the ransom is the stupidest thing you can do when you’re hit with an attack.
Why?
Emboldens the attacker to keep attacking you because now they know you’ll pay them
Funds the attacker’s future attacks
No guarantee they’ll actually stop or recover your data
No guarantee they’ve actually left your environment without a complete rebuild.
A better use of ransom money would be to invest in a decent cybersecurity infrastructure to prevent this from happening in the first place, and to keep offsite backups.
Going after Vegas Casinos is funny but probably a bad idea for your long term health. Those kinds of people get pretty grumpy when you steal from them.
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