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Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

Hannah Murphy reports: Nearly half of companies that are targets of a ransomware cyber attack end up paying a ransom to release their data or systems, according to 2025 research from cybersecurity group Sophos, while the median amount demanded is rising. Globally, some jurisdictions are responding by banning payments to hackers. In the UK, for... Source

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