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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    at least when I pay the hackers they give me my shit back

    Firstly, that is absolutely not always the case. There’s no honour among thieves, as the proverb goes.

    Secondly, hackers do a lot more than simply encrypt your data and hold it for ransom.