Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key (go.theregister.com)

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Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway Brain Cipher, the group responsible for hacking into Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) and disrupting the country's services, has seemingly apologized for its actions and released an encryption key to the government.…

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Translation: "This got a bit more high profile than we wanted, we're gonna go after quieter targets now, kthxbai."

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

or "we'll pay but only if you help us save face"

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