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Panera Bread likely paid a ransom in March ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Panera Bread, an American chain of fast food restaurants, most likely paid a ransom after being hit by a ransomware attack, suggests language used an internal email sent to employees.

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[–] Orbituary 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

See my above comment. And you're wrong. Remediation costs millions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is another way to read that comment ;)

Will "leadership" be held accountable for this fuck up?

Asking for a friend

[–] Orbituary 1 points 5 months ago

Sometimes, yeah. If leadership actively chooses to not pay for funding of security and the sysadmins have documentation proving this. I've seen a bunch of different complications.

I heard about a case for a company owned by the billionaire whose name rhymes with Bark Stoobin. Those fuckers should absolutely be prosecuted...