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Using fake ransomware to stop real ransomware

2 pointsby Eeriealmost 8 years ago
We all know ransomware, right? It encrypts your files and demands money. You pay, your data is decrypted.<p>The only reason you would pay is if you believe there&#x27;s a reasonable chance you will get your data back.<p>Now imagine that for every trustworthy ransomware out there, there were 10 ransomwares that take your money but don&#x27;t decrypt your files.<p>People would just stop paying, eventually.<p>Could this be what is going on right now?

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