Technology @lemmy.world umami_wasabi @lemmy.ml 6mo ago

PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

www.bleepingcomputer.com PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy told BleepingComputer it previously paid a a ransom demand to prevent stolen data from being leaked, only for the same threat actor to extort the company again this week.

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6mo ago

PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again

www.bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/pandabuy-pays-ransom-to-hacker-only-to-get-extorted-again/

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Never pay ransomware. Just write the data off. Learn how to take decent backups
- Not ransomware but just ransom to data exfil by a vulnerable API. But paying is still a dumb idea.
- I mean news like this is the best way to stop people paying, I hope every business that doesn't pay sends the hackers this article and says this is why

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