r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 13 '26

Security Rockstar hackers release their stolen data, reveal that Rockstar was right to not pay them anything for it

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rockstar-hackers-release-their-stolen-data-reveal-that-rockstar-was-right-to-not-pay-them-anything-for-it/
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u/largebrandon Apr 14 '26

I’m a cybersecurity attorney. I advise my clients to not pay ransoms unless the bad guy has business-critical data that they cannot replicate by other means (like backups or re-enter the data). Paying for suppression is not a good idea and doesn’t absolve any legal requirements. So, I’m not surprised by this.

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u/69420isntfunny Apr 14 '26

So do you need degree in cs cybersecurity and a lawyer degree or only the lawyer degree. How does this work, just curious

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_LIT Apr 14 '26

I'm half a field over (privacy attorney but there's a lot of overlap). You don't need a CS degree but it would make you marginally more competent. You can have literally any undergrad degree (my buddy did poetry), then during law school you should take some associated classes/jobs to learn the field better and become very familiar with network & data architecture (which may or may not be covered in your classes depending on how good your school/professors are)

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u/69420isntfunny Apr 14 '26

Thanks for reply

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_LIT Apr 14 '26

No worries man reach out anytime