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Casinos are a luxury vice where participation is optional. Hospitals are a necessity of society who know that they will be supported by the government if requir
by fbdab103 3y ago
Casinos are a luxury vice where participation is optional. Hospitals are a necessity of society who know that they will be supported by the government if required. I also believe it is technically illegal to pay the ransom, and given the tight connection between hospitals and government, may have more red-tape to sign off on such an action.
- dehrmann 3y agoHospitals can also shame the criminal organization better. Shutting down hospitals gets more eyes on you, and as criminals, you don't want that. I'm sure MGM is a major political donor, but most people don't have much sympathy for them in this case, either.
- thatguy0900 3y agoSame as when the hackers shut down pipelines then immediately apologized and backed down saying it was never their intention to cause a international incident https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22428996/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack-apology-investigation https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22428996/colonial-pipelin...