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UK to ban ransomware payments by public sector organizations (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Wait. I'm not in this IT Security business and not very informed but... Do people, and even public sector organizations, actually pay ransoms on ransomware?

I just assumed "ok goodbye data let's call it a day" but never looked into it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    There was a time where ransomware groups would decrypt your files if you paid up. Which was often cheaper than restoring an old backup or not having any

    At some point, groups started not "honoring" the decryption promise. Which made everything a lot more uncertain

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Good! Maybe they'll start taking security seriously...

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