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It makes perfect sense! The same kind of people that would say no to a pocket change ransom, are the same kind of people that would use taxpayer money to not j
by jiveturkey 7y ago
It makes perfect sense!
The same kind of people that would say no to a pocket change ransom, are the same kind of people that would use taxpayer money to not just do a poor job, but to not do it at all!
The kind of people whose shit don't stink.
- bluGill 7y agoNever pay a ransom: it just encourages the bad guys to try harder. Soon they will figure out how to corrupt your backups as well (if there is anyway to do that - now we are in an arms race). Better to write off the loss now and ensure the bad guys don't continue to think of new attacks. There is one exception: if the ransom is paid in such a way that the FBI (or equivalent) can track where the money goes and thus arrest the criminals.
- dangerboysteve 7y agoWell when the FYI recommends paying what options do you have? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/ransomware.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/ransomware.html