The central banking system is allegedly negotiating with the ransomware gang LockBit to restore 33 terabytes of confidential banking data.

  • Melllvar@startrek.website
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    5 months ago

    the hack contains “33 terabytes of juicy banking information containing Americans’ banking secrets.”

    Smells like BS. The Federal Reserve doesn’t maintain bank records for individual Americans.

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    5 months ago

    “You better hire another negotiator within 48 hours, and fire this clinical idiot who values Americans’ bank secrecy at $50,000,” the LockBit post said

    My friend, you don’t want the Federal Reserve to be mad at you. They’re offering a low price because the alternative is that you spend 20 years in a federal prison.

    You’re lucky they’re embarrassed about the hack. I’m surprised they’re offering anything besides, “Turn yourself in and we won’t yank you out of your house in Bulgaria in the middle of the night”.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      5 months ago

      They’re offering a low price because the alternative is that you spend 20 years in a federal prison.

      Or don’t even make it to trial, which I’d be fine with.

    • verity_kindle
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      5 months ago

      “You should really water those roses by the porch swing, they look a mess.”