Should you stock up on Bitcoins to pay for future ransomware attacks?


" ...fear has driven some companies globally to stockpile cryptocurrencies to pay for future ransomware attacks. Would you do the same?"

LAST Friday’s WannaCry ransomware wreaked havoc across the world and made some cry.

The scare started on Friday morning and by the end of the day, 57,000 computers across the globe had been infected by this Trojan Virus. By now, over 300,000 systems in over 100 countries are known to have been compromised.

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