I still like my idea of keeping it legal to pay the ransom, but you have to pay an equal amount as a fine/fee to the government. Deter the bad guys by driving t

I still like my idea of keeping it legal to pay the ransom, but you have to pay an equal amount as a fine/fee to the government. Deter the bad guys by driving the market price up (so in effect, the bad guys will collect less money because they can't ask for as much), and incentivize prevention (i.e. making systems more secure) by making it more costly to address after the fact. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23659729 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23659729