Paying Ransoms: More Cons Than Pros

Published: Aug. 27, 2018, 4 a.m.

b'The March SamSam ransomware attack in Atlanta is reported to have cost the city $17 million to resolve. The attackers had asked for a $51,000 bitcoin ransom, which the city refused to pay. But Gartner Research analyst Avivah Litan stresses that paying ransoms has more cons than pros.'