>I think paying would also contravene US law. Utter bullshit. How could you even come up with something like this? We've got a long record of thousands of rans

>I think paying would also contravene US law. Utter bullshit. How could you even come up with something like this? We've got a long record of thousands of ransom payments by US companies, don't you think someone might have already said something if this was illegal? There's a whole industry of companies that facilitates these ransom payments, and insurers who will cover the ransom amounts.