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Kevin Beaumont Jan 3, 2023

#TheGuardian have closed their offices until January 23rd after their ransomware incident (which is still going on). HT @dannyjpalmer https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/guardian-ransomware-attack/

Guardian offices closed until 23 January due to ongoing fallout from suspected ransomware attack

The Guardian is continuing to be severely impacted by a suspected ransomware attack which hit the publisher’s global IT systems on 20 December. Guardian Media Group chief executive Anna Bateson sent a

Press Gazette

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Kevin Beaumont Jan 3, 2023

By the way, having dealt with both monitoring human operated ransomware and dealing with it first hand, my experience is recovering, even if you pay, is around a 2 month ordeal on average.

It can stretch to 6 months or more before operations are fully restored.

You’ll frequently find IT and security people quit after recovery as the mental health toll is large - they never want to go through something like they again.

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cyber.philosohack Jan 3, 2023

@GossiTheDog the toll on people is often ignored or forgotten. I make a point of stopping and saying 'is everyone ok' in incidents

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オルソンニコラス　NetCat-Dad -l -p 2022 -e /bin/bash

@_4_d_4_m_ @GossiTheDog sat in a presentation once given by a guy who was involved in Equifax. Said afterwards he had depression, a stroke, and literal permanent organ damage from the lack of sleep and stimulants used to get through it. He was in his 30s.