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Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key (go.theregister.com)
submitted 1 week ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
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Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway Brain Cipher, the group responsible for hacking into Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) and disrupting the country's services, has seemingly apologized for its actions and released an encryption key to the government.…

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[-] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Translation: "This got a bit more high profile than we wanted, we're gonna go after quieter targets now, kthxbai."

[-] CyberSyndicalist@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

or "we'll pay but only if you help us save face"

this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2024
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