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https://www.cnet.com/news/florida-city-will-pay-hackers-600000-to-recover-from-ransomware-attack/?ftag=CAD090e536&bhid=25584723668676886659808747539994

Then again, maybe I should say something nice so I'm not targeted....

At least let them buy you dinner first.

Jokes aside, some people really just have no ethical backbone. Bastards.

Do not Jinx them. They might catch you in a pokéball.

Only if people keep muk-ing around in their business.

(I swear it's a total coincidence I went back to a Pikachu Avatar when Deep Funk made a Pokémon reference)

Radiohead knows how to handle them

The defense against this is regular backups.

If it's anything like what is happening in Baltimore, much of the blame lies on inept and corrupt IT contracting leading to unpatched systems and inadequately protected infrastructure. 1-click hijacking...piece of cake.

See today's xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2166/

And don't forget to read the mouseover text, which contains the actual message.