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[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's bad business to not be honest and trustworthy. If a hacker group is known to always give back the data and not strike twice, they are obviously much more likely to get paid. No one's paying someone known for ripping off. We see this in company ransomwware all the time. They are friendly, helpful in explaining the breech, and professional. If they were the opposite, they'd be broke.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's an interesting dynamic where the ransomware groups have to be reliable and professional for their business model to work.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

It was the same with Pirates, if you get a bad Rep with your extortion business you're just making your own life harder down the line