EFTA01655731Set 10
2024-01-0516p9,056w
Scam
CYBER DIVISION
• Freight Giant Estes Confirms Data Breach, but Says It Won't Pay Ransom
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• FBI Develops Decryption Tool ... CYBER DIVISION
Freight Giant Estes Confirms Data Breach, but Says It Won't Pay Ransom
Techosmo (01/04, Staff Writers) and Tech Radar (01/04, Fadilpasic) reported that the October 2023 cyberattack
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01655731.pdf
EFTA00161110Set 9
2019-08-2110p7,503w
single threat actor.'"
MIT Technology Review (8/20, 570K) reports the FBI "recommends against paying ransom. And last month,
the United States Conference of Mayors passed a resolution against paying such ... fact is that when an
organization is hacked and has bad or nonexistent backups, paying ransom becomes an attractive option. The downside is that
you are essentially funding the criminal
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00161110.pdf
EFTA00160751Set 9
2021-05-1750p30,373w
Post (5/15,
Al, Nakashima, Lerman, 10.52M) reports the "dilemma" of paying or not paying ransom after
cyberattacks "is faced by thousands of other companies, schools, governments, and other
entities
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00160751.pdf