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Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital by trash3 on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:41PM (#24521682)
In this context, the malware hackers are probably going to save lives in the future by setting a modern precedent for negligence at hospitals and it systems will be updated. Surely they should be patted on the back for such efforts?
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Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital by nickff on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:43PM (#24521708)
By that measure, hijackers who shoot some passengers or crash an aircraft might 'save lives' by motivating the implementation of more rigorous security measures at an airport. I think this is patently absurd.
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Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital by cortesoft on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:59PM (#24521823)
You could make this same argument about every criminal act.
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