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No one can solve ransomware (franklyspeaking.substack.com)
3 points by ffwang2 on July 20, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



> Nothing about ransomware is new or unique. It’s just a form of malware that is commonly delivered through phishing. Malware and phishing have been around since the beginning of the internet.

In ancient times you would lose your files, cry, and life would continue. Now you lose your files (without having them elsewhere) and have a hope to recover it it you spend some digital money. The technology might be the same, the human aspect is not.




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