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Web Hosting Firm Pays $1 Million over Erebus Ransomware

         

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12:00 pm on Jun 20, 2017 (gmt 0)

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A South Korean web hosting firm has said it paid $1 million over Erebus ransomware, which has a Windows and Linux variant.
Most people don't say they've paid, but in this instance it's believed because it was a South Korean company and the country's regulatory structure requires disclosure.

They are believed to have encrypted data on 153 Linux servers and 3,400 customer websites.

Web Hosting Firm Pays $1 Million over Erebus Ransomware [bbc.co.uk]

creeking

2:40 pm on Jun 20, 2017 (gmt 0)

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I wonder if time was a major factor - they could not restore from backups fast enough to keep their customers.