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um Jul 2020 10:08am, 31 Jul 2020 3,071 posts	um Back to the hacking ransomware ... extracted from an article in The Times : thetimes.co.uk The hackers will already have spent weeks exploring the IT system, looking for weaknesses and learning how a victim might react or what type of insurance it has. They know how to thwart recovery steps and how to exert pressure in the right places. Companies then have two choices: slowly and painfully build a better protected network and pay a potential GDPR fine, or pay the ransom fee. Businesses and their insurers are increasingly choosing to pay for the key. They will normally hire a third party who will try to negotiate down the ransom with the hackers and will handle the process of paying the sum to a bitcoin wallet as instructed by the hacker. Even when the ransom is paid the battle is barely over. At worst the hackers’ decryption tools will corrupt data, causing permanent loss; at best they are slow and rudimentary. The type of company being hit by ransomware has changed as hackers grow more sophisticated. Instead of indiscriminate attacks against individuals with low value ransoms, gangs are spending months studying targets and working out how much they could pay in a ransom. This year targets included the foreign exchange provider Travelex, which is thought to have paid about $2.3 million.
Sam Jelfs Jul 2020 10:45am, 31 Jul 2020 728 posts	Sam Jelfs The risk with paying up, is knowing that they have really decrypted everything and that your systems are clean, that there isn't something lurking waiting to infect you again 6 months down the line... A good disaster recovery plan with proper (checked) backups should include recovering from a ransomware attack these days.
The_Saint Jul 2020 10:50am, 31 Jul 2020 6,531 posts	The_Saint You wonder if they are being completely truthful here as someone paying millions is going to want proof that the decryption key and process works well enough to be worth bothering.
DTs Jul 2020 5:54pm, 31 Jul 2020 261 posts	DTs Staggered payments based on no further down time? Watch strap - tried Garmin - no longer supported so will try Amazon instead. Garmin offered a 30% discount from RRP on a Trade In Trade Up dealwhich brings the price back to what you can get on Amazon but without the hassle!
SPR Jul 2020 6:06pm, 31 Jul 2020 30,665 posts	SPR I assume you're saying buying on Amazon is the no hassle one? You'd also still have a spare watch if you went the Amazon route.
DTs Jul 2020 6:22pm, 31 Jul 2020 262 posts	DTs So old there is nothing on Amazon or eBay for the UK. Not even a “spares or repairs”. Annoying!
Bright Strider Jul 2020 6:45pm, 31 Jul 2020 118 posts	Bright Strider There might be something suitable at your local watch repair shop. The people at my local Debenhams are good. Timpsons can sometimes also help.
um Jul 2020 8:00pm, 31 Jul 2020 3,076 posts	um Is it unique to the 410, or will others fit?
Sigh Jul 2020 8:12pm, 31 Jul 2020 6,971 posts	Sigh @DTs - just spotted your plight. This is from my tech graveyard, yours FOC: Fmail me and I can arrange to post it to you. Just about to open the box for the first time since 2015 and see what's in it apart from the watch!
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