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> If no one paid the ransom, ransomware wouldn't exist Even if we made it illegal, it doesn't mean people wouldn't pay them. It would just punish victims furth
by jonny_eh 7y ago
> If no one paid the ransom, ransomware wouldn't exist
Even if we made it illegal, it doesn't mean people wouldn't pay them. It would just punish victims further.
- ironmagma 7y agoPut another way, which would you rather do, indirectly kill people or break the law? This is the decision a hospital administrator would be faced with. I suspect that most people would see fit to disobey the law in this situation. It could easily be argued to be a legitimate case of civil disobedience.
- wcip 7y agoI work in this space. Its probably not a matter of kill people, doctors in ER's don't really need a EHR to function and sometimes do without due to technical issues. The issue is that the hospital won't be able to bill without documentation.