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FBI: Don't pay ransomware demands, stop encouraging cybercriminals to target others
By Graham Cluley on Thu, 10/03/2019
As ransomware attacks continue to cripple networks, most recently forcing medical centres to shut down their systems and turn away patients, the FBI has issued some unambiguous advice for organisations on how they should handle ransom demands: Don't pay.
The FBI does not advocate paying a ransom, in part because it does not guarantee an...