Before You Pay that Ransomware Demand…
Summary: Krebs on Security advises ransomware victims not to pay, noting Trend Micro's September analysis put the average ransom demand at roughly $722 and found most infected organizations pay anyway. The article points victims to nomoreransom.org, backed by security organizations in 22 countries, which since its July 25, 2016 launch estimates it has saved 6,000 victims more than $2 million, and to bleepingcomputer.com's Ransomware Help section.
What you should know: Trend Micro found most organizations that get hit pay the ransom, while three-quarters of companies that had not been infected said they would refuse - the same people answer differently once they are the ones in the hot seat.
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