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Easy solution - the government writes into law it's illegal to pay ransomware hackers. Sure hackers might get the occasional payee after this but the likelihood

Easy solution - the government writes into law it's illegal to pay ransomware hackers. Sure hackers might get the occasional payee after this but the likelihood goes down dramatically removing much incentive, especially for larger organisations to be targeted.

mavhc 10y ago
Just classify them as terrorists. It's immoral to pay criminals.
brador 10y ago
Or let nature take its course and let this lead to improved data and security practices.
tim333 10y ago
The ransomware would still be about. Even if the US banned paying, there are other countries.