Dixie & Dusty

“Kidnapping your data is basically kidnapping you.”

Manager
Profession	Ransomware Specialists
Speciality	Taking data as a hostage with ransomware programmes
Secret passion	Live action role playing ⚔

Factory
Name of the factory	Hostage Farm
The main purpose of the factory	Blackmail money
The level at which the factory opens	Level 10

Minion of the factory
Name	Ransomware Minion
Special characteristic	They ride rodeo with each other 🐴

Tell us about your job

“Your data is your life: your calendar, memories, work files, the fruits of your creativity – everything. Your data is infinitely valuable to you which is why it’s valuable to us too. For businesses and organisations, data is even more precious. That’s why we hold data hostage with ransomware and promise to return it in exchange for a ransom.

Sometimes, our target is just an ordinary person, but usually, our targets are organisations. However, we often gain access through ordinary people. Phishermäns Freud or Phoney Call help us with this.

Some people think they’re being clever by making proper backups. In such cases, we demand payment to prevent the data from being leaked to the public. Nothing good comes of that either. But we have to admit that we are at a disadvantage in these situations.”