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Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can't unlock your files (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 week ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Gang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors Cybersecurity experts usually advise victims against paying ransomware crooks, but that advice goes double for those who have been targeted by the Nitrogen group. There's no way to get your data back from them!…

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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I remember when ransomware was a new concept and they always went out of their way to make sure it worked every time and that they always delivered, giving them that reputation. It was even something often mentioned when they came up. I guess even ransomware has to enshittify over time. What a world.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

The ransomware is getting vibe coded now like everything else.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Eventually people are going to get in on the scam that have no idea what they're doing.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago