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jimbob45
on Oct 22, 2020
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Hackers extorted $1.14M from UCSF
“We do not negotiate with terrorists” sounds like a great line but isn’t always practical in reality. If many people’s lives were on the line because of this hack, it would be difficult to justify not paying the fairly small ransom.
gnopgnip
on Oct 22, 2020
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If they were terrorists, sanctioned by the US government it is already illegal.
powersnail
on Oct 22, 2020
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Does the US government not exchange hostages with terrorists?
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