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Re:University of Utah pays $457k to ransomware gang by pc86 on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:57AM (#24235932)
We're talking about the part that wasn't.
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Re:University of Utah pays $457k to ransomware gang by scarmig on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:06PM (#24236045)
Even the insurance policy that distributed the payout was ultimately paid for with those funds.
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Re:University of Utah pays $457k to ransomware gang by colinmhayes on Friday August 21, 2020 @05:51PM (#24239242)
Sunk cost
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Re:University of Utah pays $457k to ransomware gang by candiodari on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:08PM (#24236064)
Plus obviously insurance simply means they're using tuition money to pay for ransoms, but all the time, not just when they're threatened.
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Re:University of Utah pays $457k to ransomware gang by jessaustin on Friday August 21, 2020 @02:58PM (#24237806)
If they're spending it all the time anyway, why shouldn't the payment have been made?
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