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

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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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[–] woodytrombone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, there are also cases where the same company has been ransomed by multiple different TAs after paying ransoms, so it doesn't always go down the way you described either.

(also in the industry. not sure coming at this from the angle "I'm in the industry, your opinion is invalid" was the best choice.)

[–] Orbituary 1 points 5 months ago

I actually dealt with that a couple of times. The last one had two TAs, Blacksuit and a second TA who gained access in tandem without coordination. They both executed their encryptions on the network and it spread. Some had the BH extension and some files had the other. Invariably, both sets of files were double encrypted, but it varied on which was the prominent extension.