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Consultant32452
on June 20, 2019
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Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to P...
If they want the next city to pay, they will restore the attacked machines. Gotta remember, this is a business for the attackers.
billpg
on June 20, 2019
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I think that time has passed. I've read about too many people who pay up but don't get their files back.
icebraining
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Similar for ransom for actual lives:
http://www.econtalk.org/anja-shortland-on-kidnap/
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