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How do we enforce every other law? If the authorities get wind of someone paying a ransom, they could investigate and then decide to prosecute if they discover
by floxy 3y ago
How do we enforce every other law? If the authorities get wind of someone paying a ransom, they could investigate and then decide to prosecute if they discover that it was highly likely that a ransom payment was made. For the specifics of ransomware payments, for public companies, which line items does that amount get attributed to on the quarterly reports?
- Wowfunhappy 3y agoAnd even if you expect that some payments will continue to happen under the table, the payouts would have to be much lower, as there is a limit to how much a business can hide on their balance sheets. That means less potential profit for ransomware makers, less incentive to make ransomware, and less money to fund ransomware development.