Russian rasomware group attacks feds

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The feds have 32 Tb of data currently held hostage by a Russian hacking group. (All Russian hacking groups are unofficially sponsored by their government, not directed just a silent agreement to only choose western targets)

We will never know how much they get paid to unencrypt this data, but my guess is 50 million. 

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Yes, “33 terabytes of juicy banking information containing Americans’ banking secrets. You better hire another negotiator within 48 hours, and fire this clinical idiot who values Americans’ bank secrecy at $50,000,” LockBit posted on its dark web site.
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Yeah 50k is retarded to offer them. They need a new negotiator that is worth millions 
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Just disconnect from internet and no one can hack you unless you install games full of viruses.

Just use local network.

Also, paying a hacker who hacked you is very dumb. Like, it just encourages even more hacking and rewards literal villains.
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Just disconnect from internet and no one can hack you unless you install games full of viruses.
The ideal behind cyber security is that you can operate safely in a hostile environment. 

Just use local network.
You can still hack it

Also, paying a hacker who hacked you is very dumb. Like, it just encourages even more hacking and rewards literal villains.
The government has considered making it illegal to disincentivize paying ransomware groups but then companies will still pay. I want my data safe even if it means paying a ransomware group. Maybe if you don't want to lose millions of dollars you operate a bit more securely, but don't punish me, your customer by not paying the group. 


There is also another problem with airhapped networks like you are talking about. 

The CIA triangle has 3 things you try to do as a security professional.

1. Keep data confidential

2. Integrity- make it so you can trust the data. It hasn't been altered

3. Availability

You violate the A part of the CIA triad by making the information unavailable.  

It also violates the principle of being able to safely operate in a hostile environment. 
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The ideal behind cyber security is that you can operate safely in a hostile environment.
Well, great work so far.

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You can still hack it
I meant local network, the old style cable connection between computers, so unless someone comes in and plugs his computer in, there is pretty much no way to access it, since its not on internet.
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The data matrix is there to be accessed.
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The data matrix is there to be accessed.

.....There is nothing wrong with your '  internet ' connection. Do not attempt to adjust the data. We are controlling transmission.

...If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the ' information ', make it flutter.

....We can change the ' data ' to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next ' time period ', sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear.

We repeat: There is nothing wrong with your ' internet connection '. You are about to participate in a great adventure.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Outer Limits. "....



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Also, paying a hacker who hacked you is very dumb. Like, it just encourages even more hacking and rewards literal villains.
paying the tax collector to discourage them from throwing you in jail is the same psychology
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paying the tax collector to discourage them from throwing you in jail is the same psychology

For clarity sake, in most cases, I presume that a ' hacker ' is not equal in status to a ' tax collector '.  Apples and Oranges so to say.

There is word/label when one does a .. ' they are guilty by association, if only in psychological terms, to some degree '....

Clarity looks for making tclear the distinctions, between those items of commonality that may overlap and intersect to some degree in some ways and not in others.
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For clarity sake, in most cases, I presume that a ' hacker ' is not equal in status to a ' tax collector '. Apples and Oranges so to say.
Do you know how analogies work?
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Do you know how analogies work?
Yes I do, and you appear to have missed that part of two parts i was refering to. Try again as ive put those two in bold to assist in making the the distinction of the analogy that works and the part that may mislead ergo  Apples is not an Oranges, yet both are in vegtable kingdom, are fruits, and spherical as a commonality.

For clarity sake, in most cases, I presume that a ' hacker ' is not equal in status to a ' tax collector '.  Apples and Oranges so to say.

There is word/label when one does a .. ' they are guilty by association, if only in psychological terms, to some degree '....

Clarity looks for making clear the distinctions, between those {Part 1 Apples } items of commonality that may overlap and intersect to some degree in some ways and { Part 2 Oranges } not in others.

Clarity often takes more time and effort, that, we all fall short on, ergo, the need for many reply and response posts, sometimes. We see this happenning on all forums all of the time.

Some parts of analogy are a 1:1 ratio and other parts may not be, as is in the case above.
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For clarity sake, in most cases, I presume that a ' hacker ' is not equal in status to a ' tax collector '.

both demand compliance

both use a credible threat of force to induce compliance
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For clarity sake, in most cases, I presume that a ' hacker ' is not equal in status to a ' tax collector '. Apples and Oranges so to say.
That's correct. Analogies sre not the same ad what they are and analogy gor
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both demand compliance
both use a credible threat of force to induce compliance

And dont forget your original "psychology" also 3RU.

I think you belief system wants a " tax collector " to have same status as  a " hacker " holding your information for ransom.
 
Perhaps Im mistaken yes they share some commonalities as does a and Apple and an Orange, Veggatiable, fruit and spherical, yet they are not equal in status.

Try again 3RU?

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He is literally too stupid to know how analogies work. I would just avoid that conversation. 

You could also say the moon goes around the earth and like the earth goes around the sun and he would come back with something stupid because he is too dumb to understand how analogies work like. 

"Derp, you are comparing apples to Oranges because moon is a moon and earth is a planet"

It's legit retard shit
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These woke globalists have so much data on us!  They are using it to invade our privacy like finding out what items we might want to buy (they hacked into our minds!!!).  The globalists have so much power, that we should not raise their taxes because that would be socialism (and only something a communist country would do; tax the globalists).
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The corporations run the country, also since we hate the corporations let's raise taxes so that corporations now have more government money to rig the system
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..." 31 billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury has in cash"...

..." The 100 largest companies in the world by market capitalization in 2023 "...

.." Is America being controlled by big companies"....
..." Yes, very large privately held companies, large US corporations and international corporations plus their supported NGOs and Think Tanks, through political contributions, lobbying, and so-called public service information programs (propaganda) shape the thinking and actions of a significant number of US residents. Before Vietnam, General Motors could openly state that, "What's good for GM is good for America."

...Since Vietnam, the entrenched powers needed a more subtle system of messaging. The US is gradually establishing a better balance between capitalism and socialism which is related to a better balance between individualism and collectivism. More
people are coming to realize that in the 21st century, interdependence is the desired goal, not focusing on the conflict between independent and dependent. So it is possible that the people may reclaim our constitutional
democratic republic, embedded in, "American culture." "......