[AusNOG] Ransomware...

[grenville armitage]

On 09/24/2016 10:21, Robert Hudson wrote:
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> Paying a criminal a ransom when they have carried out an illegal act is legitimising the business model.
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Precisely the reason I believe we should refuse to hand over our wallets or purses to muggers. Make a stand. Refuse to legitimise an illegal business model. I shouldn't have been walking down that street without backup(s) anyway...

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(I don't know who I'm taking the piss out of, but the thread smells way past its use-by minute in any case.)

cheers,
gja