In the past year, Lei Technology has repeatedly reported that Apple, Quanta, Foxconn and other top global enterprises have been attacked by ransomware viruses, and hackers have demanded hundreds of millions of yuan worth of bitcoins from these companies as ransom.
According to Wenzhou Radio and Television, a supermarket in Wenzhou has also been attacked by a ransomware virus recently, which may be considering the economic level of the supermarket owner, and the hackers only asked for 0.042 bitcoins (with a total value of about 12,000 yuan) as a ransom, which is a shame in the hacking community.
What's even more shameful is that the vast majority of hackers will take the initiative to recover data for the victim after receiving the ransom, and this hacker did not help the supermarket recover the data after receiving the ransom. At present, the supermarket owner has called the police and sought the help of a third-party agency to recover the data.
In many martial arts novels, there is a saying that "thieves also have a way", even if they are robbers, they should have their own rules for acting, doing something and not doing something, but is this really the case?
In the sitcom "The Tale of Wulin", Bai Zhantang, who has the title of "Thief Saint", once said: "A thief is a thief, and what a thief has a way, it is all nonsense." In Bai Zhantang's eyes, thieves are not good or bad, they cause not only economic losses, the social atmosphere is destroyed, the trust between people is broken, and the impact is indelible. It was precisely because he saw through those hypocritical remarks that Lao Bai withdrew from the jianghu.
Take this Wenzhou supermarket owner, the initiative is completely in the hands of the other party, you pay the ransom, whether to help you reply to the data, but also depends on the conscience of the other party. The supermarket owner paid the ransom, but the hacker reneged on his word, and as a result, he had to call the police and find a third-party agency to help recover the data. Put it on Xiao Lei's body, it is estimated that he will be angry and unable to eat for three days.
Ransomware viruses don't just attack large businesses, small businesses are also hit hard, but the amount of money extorted varies. At present, the virus database of domestic mainstream antivirus software has recorded the characteristics of ransomware viruses, if you are worried that the computer is attacked by ransomware, you can install these antivirus software, anyway, 360, Tencent Computer Manager does not charge money.
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After being attacked by a ransomware virus, do not pay the ransom, the first time to call the police is the best choice. There are many third-party agencies that provide ransomware data recovery services, and the so-called "unsuccessful no charge", to find these companies, is much more reliable than to pay ransom. What's more, if everyone takes the initiative to pay the ransom every time, it will not encourage the arrogance of hackers and lure more hackers to take the wrong path.