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Still think you can negotiate with REvil and get your files back? Read this first.

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Read this first. - DataBreaches.Net

The government and professionals involved in ransomware incident response have often advised victims not to pay the ransom because even if you pay, you may not get your data back, and you may not get your data deleted by criminals who pinky swear that they will delete it. Then, too, they may pinky swear that they will never attack you again or misuse the data they stole from you, but we’ve also seen that happen.

But if you need another reminder of why not to pay, the following chat log contains excerpts from a recent chat involving a victim who paid REvil, who had promised them a decryptor key, support, and a file tree of…

The opening of the report, shown for reference. The full report, with its figures and indicators, is published by DataBreaches.net on databreaches.net.

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