80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again

Re:80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again by enkid on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:02PM (#27553070)

Never negotiate with terrorists is only a thing because it puts you in a stronger negotiation position.

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Re:80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again by cwkoss on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:09PM (#27553144)

And it's just posturing. I'm sure the US negotiates with groups it labels as terrorists through backchannels.

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Re:80% of orgs that paid the ransom were hit again by koheripbal on Friday June 18, 2021 @02:21PM (#27553263)

Literally every government says this publicly, and then negotiates privately.

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