FBI urges organisations not to pay ransomware demands

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Paying a ransom encourages criminals to target more people, FBI warns

The USA's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement advising organisations on how they should handle ransom demands. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Centr...

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