How To Get Malwarebytes To Sponser You

btcg

New Member
Reaction score
11
Circle-Sport Leavine Family Racing (CSLFR) was rear-ended by a ransomware attack in April forcing the team to fork over about $600 to regain access to essential team records. Leavine, which races the #95 Chevy in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was hit on April 5 with TeslaCrypt which locked up all the files on crew chief Dave Winston's laptop. The data held hostage included car set ups, car part lists, and custom high-profile simulation packages valued at $2 million. The team estimated that to recreate this data, it would have taken the team nearly 1,500 man-hours. Winston said that he had a moment of "pure panic" when he realized something had gone wrong with his computer. The attack took a few hours to unfold with Winston watching as file after file, none of which were backed up, was encrypted. In the end he attempted to open a file and was presented with the ransomware note. "Then we spent 24 hours trying to figure out what happened," Winston said, adding the team's IT person was consulted and they called local computer repair shops. "But we discovered there was nothing we could do." Leavine decided to pay the ransom because the cost and time involved replacing the information would have damaged the team's chances in its upcoming race. The general rule of thumb in the security industry, and one now endorsed by the FBI, is to never pay a ransom because giving in to the criminal's demands does not guarantee the data will be released and the victim could simply be targeted again. This was the greatest fear running through Winston's mind, that even after paying the files would not be released, but in this case almost all were recovered. However, without the data in hand the team would have been at a distinct disadvantage during that week's race.
A team spokesperson said they were unaware Teslacrypt had been rendered useless at that time and that decryptor keys were available. CSLFR is now working with Malwarebytes to promote ransomware awareness. The team's car will sport a Malwarebytes' logo as an associate sponsor for the next few weeks and then the company will come on board as a full-time sponsor at a few races in 2016, including New Hampshire in July. http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20160624e
 
And they should have fired the IT person for not having a backup of a PC holding millions of $ worth of data.

Sheesh, it's bad enough when we can't get regular folks to backup, but an IT person that didn't ensure backups? :eek:
 
And they should have fired the IT person for not having a backup of a PC holding millions of $ worth of data.

Sheesh, it's bad enough when we can't get regular folks to backup, but an IT person that didn't ensure backups? :eek:
I would fire the IT person for having just one backup of millions of dollars worth of data.
 
And they should have fired the IT person for not having a backup of a PC holding millions of $ worth of data.

Sheesh, it's bad enough when we can't get regular folks to backup, but an IT person that didn't ensure backups? :eek:

You may be reading too much into the phrase "the IT person". Many small businesses have a nominated "IT person", often someone who knows just a little about IT, but is definitely not a computer tech or a real "IT person".

The article itself says the "IT person was consulted and they called local computer repair shops". If the first thing they did was to call local computer repair shops, then he/she is not a real "IT person". Perhaps he is the guy that changes the tyres, and likes computers, so they gave him the title "IT person".

Regardless, the data was on Dave Winston's laptop. Dave knows how important his laptop is, and it is his responsibility to decide whether it is important enough to backup. If you want to fire someone, fire Dave Winston.
 
Back
Top