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Never pay ransomware. Just write the data off. Learn how to take decent backups
How is someone getting control of their data by paying a ransom?
The opposing actor still has your data, so it doesn't really matter how much you pay, you'll never be able to mitigate that security issue, surely?
i didn't read the article, for stolen data, you're hosed. deleted.