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FBI softens stance on ransomware: it's (sort of) okay to pay off crims to get your data back

MiguelC Silver badge

The FBI says it's OK(ish) to pay ransom

But isn't there some risk for the ransom payers that they could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting?

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