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My thoughts, also. It's obvious why they don't, but ideally, every business would take a "we don't negotiate with terrorists" stance on this. Could governments
by benlumen 6y ago
My thoughts, also. It's obvious why they don't, but ideally, every business would take a "we don't negotiate with terrorists" stance on this.
Could governments outlaw these ransom payments?
- wendyshu 6y agoSeems like there's a great case to make it illegal, I wonder why it's not.
- coryfklein 6y agoYou would need a way to legislate this globally. Outlawing it here in the US only intensifies the prisoner dilemma aspect of this - the criminal enterprises keep winning the remaining 85% of world GDP, while all US companies suffer the most from the ransomware. You'd likely still see US companies pay the ransom anyway, but just try to keep it secret. Probably less risky than losing their crucial data and systems.