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no_hypocrisy

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6. I've had experience with ransomware on my PC.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 03:32 PM

Jun 2021

It scares the bejeezus out of you. You click something innocuous and the next thing, a new screen presents with a loud wailing siren, announcing you've been taken hostage.

I have a company that takes care of situations like this and they did. The money invested is better than paying a ransom.

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JBS paid $11 million in ransom after cyberattack, company says [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP

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I've had experience with ransomware on my PC. no_hypocrisy Jun 2021 #6