Ransomware Attacks

The cluster focuses on discussions speculating whether various incidents are ransomware attacks, evaluating ransomware as a business model, and sharing mitigation strategies along with links to related threads.

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rootsudo • May 14, 2021 • View on HN

Looks like ransomware is good business.

perlgeek • Dec 29, 2021 • View on HN

What are the odds this will turn out to be due to ransomware?

closeparen • Jun 27, 2020 • View on HN

Someone's gotta be thinking about doing a ransomware operation that doesn't unlock the data in order to poison the well.

leifg • Mar 10, 2022 • View on HN

Which ransomware doesn’t use crypto?

person_of_color • Aug 31, 2020 • View on HN

Imagine a ransomware attack against these jokers.

tibbydudeza • Jun 16, 2021 • View on HN

Seems like another ransomware event.

tester34 • Jul 15, 2021 • View on HN

fair, but on the other hand - client side being ransomware'd affects datacenter too

chgs • Feb 4, 2025 • View on HN

I suspect Ransomware is a key part of its value

rbanffy • Jul 11, 2017 • View on HN

Where no ransomware has gone before...

mannykannot • Dec 17, 2019 • View on HN

When ransomware is the issue, that's the wrong way to be right.