As ransomware attacks increase, experts urge victims not to pay up as that would only embolden cybercriminals. — Computer vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com
We don’t negotiate with terrorists.
So say the authorities in action movies, shortly before the hero kicks butt, saves the kidnapped person and then rides off into the sunset.
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