What planet do these people live on?
"Quizzed about their motivation behind a decision to pay the ransom, most companies (37 per cent) said they were worried about being fined if data were lost. Other reasons included encrypted data being highly confidential (32 per cent) and an easy-to-pay, low ransom amount (29 per cent)."
worried about being fined if data were lost. : its not been lost, you just can't read it, stupid
encrypted data being highly confidential : so confidential that even hackers will have trouble reading it
easy-to-pay, low ransom amount : I also have a nice bridge across the Thames I can sell you for a song
Biting the hand that feeds IT
