Associated Press: “If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don’t expect much help from the U.S. government. The answer is apt to be: it depends.”
Said one official at Homeland Security: “It is the position of the U.S. government that we strongly discourage the payment of ransoms. But paying carries no penalties and refusing would be almost suicidal for many companies, especially the small and medium-sized.”
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