Reply to post: Re: Red Mosquito - our experience

Biz tells ransomware victims it can decrypt their files... by secretly paying off the crooks and banking a fat margin

Test Man

Re: Red Mosquito - our experience

> Their price was cheaper than criminals wanted, so went with them on no decrypt no fee basis.

Except in the article RM routinely negotiates a better price that is far lower than the initial price. So in your case they then give you a price ever so slightly "cheaper" than the initial price, decrypt and pocket difference.

YOU could have negotiated a much cheaper price and got the decrypt key yourself!

At best this is as dodgy as those companies that state they can get you your PIP money back.... for a price, when you can do it yourself for free.

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