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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by jay_kyburz on Sunday May 09, 2021 @09:36PM (#27101759)
Is it illegal to pay the ransom?
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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by speed_spread on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:32AM (#27103307)
At least for public services in Canada, it is. Which serves as as a deterrent since attackers are guaranteed to _not_ get money. Also whips management into more than CYA-and-wait IT security.
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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by vmception on Sunday May 09, 2021 @10:15PM (#27101992)
There is an argument for that. Haven't heard of prosecutions for doing so.
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