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When municipalities get caught off guard by a ransomware attack, they sometimes see paying the ransom as a way out. It’s not a pretty option, but it’s (supposedly) a way to get your data back in a worst-case situation.
However, cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officials have warned for years that paying a ransom is not the right decision for many reasons:
