Firms That Promised Ransomware Decryption Almost Always Just Pay the Hackers
I feel this is actually a decent service for a few reasons:- Many average users don't want to understand cryptocurrencies, how to safely and securely buy and use it is a challenge in and of itself.- They're on the hook and the client pays nothing if the ransomer fails to provide a working key.- They'll also manage the ransom decryption software - if there's problems with it there are 3rd party tools that can often do a better job of decryption than the original decryption tool, again, this is something that's going to be complicated for average users to deal with.- For some ransomware there are decryption processes available without the need to pay the ransom, figuring out which of these applies can be challenging- Certain institutions may be unable or unwilling to work with the attacker directly - introducing a middle man to broker can help solve this.Overall the piece seems somewhat hyperbolic.