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Ransomware gang's new extortion trick? Calling the front desk (techcrunch.com)

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Ransomware gangs are increasingly calling up victim organizations to extort and intimidate rank-and-file employees.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That was hilarious. Blackhat crackers - 0, bureaucracy - 1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The fact that the hacker said “thank you, take care” is just hilarious to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Beth, you rock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Pretty much the correct HR response. But I also wouldn’t call HR “rank and file” that’s an admin staff no different than a manager or an accountant and one who has a cursory knowledge of law(eg can’t record in Ohio).