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Is it illegal to pay the ransom?

• vmception 6y ago
  There is an argument for that. Haven't heard of prosecutions for doing so.
• speed_spread 5y ago
  At least for public services in Canada, it is. Which serves as as a deterrent since attackers are guaranteed to _not_ get money. Also whips management into more than CYA-and-wait IT security.