'Why should we pay these criminals?': the hidden world of ransomware negotiations - DataBreaches.Net
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'Why should we pay these criminals?': the hidden world of ransomware negotiations - DataBreaches.Net
"They call it "stopping the bleeding": the vital window to prevent an entire database from being ransacked by criminals or a production line grinding to a halt. When a call comes into the cybersecurity firm S-RM, headquartered on Whitechapel High Street in east London, a hacked business or institution may have just minutes to protect themselves. S-RM, which helped a high-profile retail client recover from a Scattered Spider cyber-attack has become a quiet, often word-of-mouth, success."
"When a call comes into the cybersecurity firm S-RM, headquartered on Whitechapel High Street in east London, a hacked business or institution may have just minutes to protect themselves. S-RM, which helped a high-profile retail client recover from a Scattered Spider cyber-attack has become a quiet, often word-of-mouth, success. Many of the company's senior workers are multilingual and have a minimal online footprint, which reveals scant but impressive CVs suggestive of corporate or government intelligence-based careers. S-RM now claims the UK's largest cyber-incident response team."
S-RM specializes in rapid cyber-incident response focused on 'stopping the bleeding' to prevent databases from being ransacked or production lines from halting. Response teams often have only minutes after a call to contain breaches and protect businesses or institutions. The firm is headquartered on Whitechapel High Street in east London and aided a high-profile retail client to recover from a Scattered Spider cyber-attack. Many senior staff are multilingual and maintain minimal online footprints, with concise CVs suggesting corporate or government intelligence experience. Growth has been largely word-of-mouth, and S-RM now claims the UK's largest cyber-incident response team.
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