1. Double extortion is the norm, some groups don't even bother with the encryption part anymore, they just ask a ransom for not leaking the data
2. Appearently yes. Why do you think calls to ban payments exist?
3. At minimum it raises the bar for the hackers - sure, it's not like you can't bypass edr but it's much easier if you don't have to bypass it at all because it's not there
2. Appearently yes. Why do you think calls to ban payments exist?
3. At minimum it raises the bar for the hackers - sure, it's not like you can't bypass edr but it's much easier if you don't have to bypass it at all because it's not there