To talk or not to talk â the cyber-attack dilemma Cyber-criminals know their victims hate to say anything about a hack attack. This lack of transparency is exacerbating the problem. Apr 6, 2021 â 12.00am Save Share Nine Entertainmentâs decision to keep the details of its cyber attack secret, including refusing to answer the five fundamental questions â who, what, when, where and why, is understandable. It might harbour fears the mystery hacker will be emboldened to launch a second attack if it is named and shamed. This thinking could well be informed by the obvious resilience of the companyâs systems. Nine would not want to be seen to be boasting about its proven ability to contain the damaging attack, repair its systems and continue functioning albeit with significant inconvenience for employees.