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Why is ransomware still a thing? One-in-three polled netizens say they would cave to extortion demands

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Ransomware Aftermath

People don't understand if they pay up and MAYBE get their data back their computer system is not theirs anymore. Unless the complete system storage is sanitized and OS clean reinstalled the criminals still own the system.

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