That might actually be where these companies are useful. They can do that to you because there is no benefit to them to decrypting (and a cost/risk that these

That might actually be where these companies are useful. They can do that to you because there is no benefit to them to decrypting (and a cost/risk that these actions aid in them getting caught). If a single company handles hundreds of ransoms then not decrypting for them removes a lot of future revenue potential.