> If companies continue to not pay the ransom then we're going to get a lot more things published

Paying the ransom means your data still gets leaked and now you're out of money and embarrassed.

Why would they ever, ever, delete the data?

SoftTalker 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If paying the ransom doesn't stop your data getting leaked, nobody will pay the ransom. There is a rational basis for the ransomers to follow through with the deletion. Even the mob did provide "protection" when they coerced you into paying for it.

	▲	nativeit 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This sounds like a naive presumption. Are ransomware distributors well known for operating within strict hierarchies bound by culturally-ingrained traditions, or acting in the best interests of their own “greater good”? Last I heard, teenagers can deploy ransomware with minimal technical knowledge or skill.
	▲	esseph 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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senderista 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because if they leak then nobody will pay the ransom in the future?

	▲	esseph 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		(responded to a similar response above)