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PUSH_AX
10 months ago
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Decrypting encrypted files from Akira ransomware u...
What use is a counterattack if it’s inaccessible, either by another cost or because it’s only known by a few experts?
This feels like a net win.
stavros
10 months ago
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What use is a counterattack if it's immediately fixed? Then absolutely nobody can use it, not even a few experts.
PUSH_AX
10 months ago
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You’re making a lot of assumptions about the capability to reconnect and patch/update itself, preface the fix with “keep your machine offline from here in out” and we’re back to fixing it for everyone before that point.
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This feels like a net win.