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Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Oh for sure, didnt mean to imply it was the only reason.

Spearphishing high-value targets, or even just phishing a company's email roster are very very common practices because they yield significant results.

Theres also the "insurance approach" to cybersecurity, where its cheaper to run PR for a little while and/or take out insurance policies against cyber attacks such as ransomware. The latter is a key factor as to why many companies dont mind paying the ransom at all.