Voici une histoire qui date déjà de quelques mois mais elle mérite un petit rappel tant elle est unique …
Il est aussi important de rappeler, en préambule, que le paiement d’une rançon est bien sûr à proscrire sous peine d’offrir davantage de moyens aux cybercriminels pour améliorer leurs outils et leurs attaques 🤬
Dans le présent cas, l’université de Maastricht aux Pays-Bas peut se targuer d’avoir néanmoins fait une bonne affaire après la cyber-attaque dont elle a été victime en 2019
The Netherlands’ Maastricht University has managed to recoup the Bitcoin ransom it paid to ransomware scum in 2019 – and has made a tidy profit on the deal. The University explained that in 2019 it suffered a ransomware attack that prevented staff and students from accessing research data, email, or library resources.
The Netherlands Maastricht University has announced that an extended investigation into a ransomware attack in 2019 has finally resulted in the seizure of €500,000. Yet, what is remarkable is that Maastricht University only paid out €200,000 originally. In 2019 Maastricht University was hit by a wave of malware which paralyzed the campus.
Netherland-based Maastricht University (UM) is set to recover nearly €500,000 ($512,150) worth of Bitcoin ( BTC) after the police authorities managed to solve the infamous ransomware attack in December 2019. In 2019, a ransomware hack targeted the said university and froze all its research data, emails and library resources.
