Caesars Entertainment reportedly paid "tens of millions of dollars" to hackers who threatened to release company data.

It’s the second Las Vegas casino group to be attacked this week.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
      21·
      10 months ago

      I hope it was a plucky group of teens who were sticking it to the man and they’re gonna use that money to save a rec center or something

  • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.comEnglish
    13·
    10 months ago

    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.

    **Never trust your attacker. **

  • Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    10 months ago

    What’s to stop them from just selling it on the Dark Web anyway?

  • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    10 months ago

    Oh no! Anyways.

    I have no sympathy for those that make money from exploiting gamblers.

  • Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
    62·
    10 months ago

    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.