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Re:Brooks County TX pays off hacker with tax dollars after r... by toma_caliente on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @09:12PM (#31843999)
Headline seems unnecessarily inflammatory. Putting aside the decision of whether or not they should've paid, what else were they going to pay with?
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Re:Brooks County TX pays off hacker with tax dollars after r... by MarioMan on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @09:54PM (#31844288)
Payment via an insurance policy is more typical in these cases.
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Re:Brooks County TX pays off hacker with tax dollars after r... by InitialLastName on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @11:20PM (#31844835)
What are the insurance premiums paid from, if not taxes?
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