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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by mulmen on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:09AM (#20231618)
> So the US is willing to pay ransoms - just not for people

A city government in Florida is not the US federal government.

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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by PlasticTank on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:21AM (#20231681)
Well now the various groups beheading people on YouTube know where to ask.
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Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack... by vonmoltke on Thursday June 20, 2019 @09:38AM (#20232776)
Those people care about creating a spectacle, not getting paid.
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