
IF we start saving our data in c:\windows\$USERNAME to defeat this, will they change their application and just make it a wiper if it finds we've done this?
The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has so far infected at least 52 critical infrastructure organizations in America across sectors including manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology, according to an FBI alert this week. The Feds said [PDF] they became aware in early 2020 of the …
Well, normally I'd be all-in on this, but killing the only deterrent to an entity is basically a free pass for that same entity to do anything they want. This doesn't make hackers the good guys, but they do serve a function and a lot of people in security would be out of jobs without them.
Who's the real bad guys? Well, the attitude of going on and believing you're indestructible is naive and for better or worse, someone is going to knock you down a peg. While I'm sure there has been times when a blind person MUST drive a vehicle, I'm not sure choosing to do so is ever wise. When in Rome...