There’s Only One Thing You Can Rely on Cybercriminals For
Cybercriminals turning on each other sounds like good news. One ransomware group threatening another, promises to expose identities, offers to help victims recover their files. It almost feels like justice.
It isn’t.
There’s only one thing you can rely on cybercriminals for: looking after themselves. Ransomware response for law firms can never include trusting another criminal organization, no matter how convincing the offer sounds.
Recently, one ransomware group threatened to expose a rival and offered to unlock files for the rival’s victims. At first glance, that might seem like an opportunity. If your firm was hit, and someone claimed they could fix it, you’d want to consider every option.
Why That Path Makes Everything Worse
These groups don’t operate with fairness or responsibility. They seek leverage, pressure, and money. When they turn on each other, the motivation doesn’t change.
Even if one group claimed it could help your firm recover data, there’s no proof they can follow through. And you’d be dealing with a criminal organization that has no obligation to honor anything it promises. You’d be caught between two scammers, hoping one of them is the honest one.
That’s not a position any law firm should ever be in.
The only reliable path runs through proper security measures and trusted support: tested backups, active monitoring, and a clear incident response plan developed before anything goes wrong.
Cyberattacks force decisions under pressure. The decisions made in those moments either limit the damage or make it significantly worse.
If your firm doesn’t have a confident response strategy in place, now is the time to build one. Get in touch with Amicus IT.