Re:University pays $20,000 to ransomware hackers
by kwhitefoot on Friday June 10, 2016 @08:42AM
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Of course one does!
Paying a ransom encourages the criminal behaviour; it therefore negatively affects all potential victims by making them more likely to become actual victims.
Also, in some jurisdictions paying a ransom is actually a criminal offence so one could end up causing further negative consequences for your family, friend, colleagues, or the institution you work for.
Paying a ransom encourages the criminal behaviour; it therefore negatively affects all potential victims by making them more likely to become actual victims.
Also, in some jurisdictions paying a ransom is actually a criminal offence so one could end up causing further negative consequences for your family, friend, colleagues, or the institution you work for.