> It is unclear what incentive they would have to continue hacking public companies if they cannot profit from that. The intent would be to put pressure on nat

> It is unclear what incentive they would have to continue hacking public companies if they cannot profit from that. The intent would be to put pressure on national legislatures to repeal laws that make paying ransoms illegal. Smart ransomware groups don't care about targets that can't afford to pay. So any "inability" to pay is either the result of stubbornness or a law, both of which can change if enough pressure is applied. Of course, the solution is for businesses to harden their systems enough to resist these sorts of intrusion in the first place.