It's a business model that has certainly been working. If your business has been crippled due to your systems having been encrypted then you do often consider p

It's a business model that has certainly been working. If your business has been crippled due to your systems having been encrypted then you do often consider paying the ransom. However if you have adequate backup and recovery mechanisms in place then you're not the best to prey on. It's a business model that works until the majority of targets have appropriate backup and recovery processes.