Colonial Pipeline CEO Tells Why He Paid Hackers a $4.4 Million Ransom
Joseph Blount says he needed to quickly restore service after cyberattack threatened East Coast supply
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.We should make it illegal to pay the ransom with a lengthy prison sentence. That will change priorities.
Bikes4Fish
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May 19, 2021
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So he is supposed to go to jail to make you feel better. What exactly was your loss in this deal?
@Sticks48 No. If he was worried about going to jail he might fix his network before he’s hacked. That money means nothing to him. That cost will just get passed on to us.
@Bikes4Fish And how much more would the cost be if it stayed shut down. It is their business, not yours or anyone else's. It is easy to make choices that don't effect you.
Wouldn't preparation and prevention be better/cheaper ?
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