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Play ransomware group claims to have stolen hotel chain data

Malwarebytes

” The release goes on to say that although bookings are still taking place, email is unavailable as H-Hotels examines all systems to ensure they are no longer compromised. A little recovery time Don’t wait until ransomware is in your network and encrypting everything to ask if someone has a backup.

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Why are “Secure” Companies Still Being Hacked?

Security Boulevard

His name is Omar Masri and he's a software engineer and also the founder and CEO of Mamari.io, which helps businesses overcome the cost and complexities of cybersecurity, preventing attacks while meeting compliance and cyber insurance requirements. You got hacked, you’re sort of just paid, your insurance covered it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Tales From A Ransomware Negotiator

ForAllSecure

Music} VAMOSI: Maybe you’ve seen on TV or in a book where someone is held hostage and the law enforcement team calls in an expert on negotiation. Obviously, organizations gotten smart to that and they started doing offline backups securing their backups differently, so that they would continue to have access and availability.