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Pay ransomware crooks, or restore the network? Guess which way this city chose after weighing up the costs

BrownishMonstr

Re: I wonder if...

I agree, there would be another type of cost for paying, in that the criminals are more likely to do it again.

Imagine if the Government made it illegal to pay the criminals the ransomware fee. I wonder if companies would still pay, or criminals would resort to something else.

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