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Monday, May 9, 2016

FBI: No, you shouldn't pay ransomware extortionists

The roll call of organisations hit by ransomware attacks is depressingly long – hospitals, government departments, school districts, banks, businesses small and large… even law enforcement agencieshaven’t been able to avoid attacks from what is becoming one of the biggest threats of 2016.
The ransomware attacks are particularly damaging, of course, because of their payload – encrypting valuable data files and refusing to unlock them unless a ransom demand is met.


FBI: No, you shouldn't pay ransomware extortionists

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