Firms That Promised Ransomware Decryption Almost Always Just Pay the Hackers
I feel this is actually a decent service for a few reasons:<p>- Many average users don't want to understand cryptocurrencies, how to safely and securely buy and use it is a challenge in and of itself.<p>- They're on the hook and the client pays nothing if the ransomer fails to provide a working key.<p>- They'll also manage the ransom decryption software - if there's problems with it there are 3rd party tools that can often do a better job of decryption than the original decryption tool, again, this is something that's going to be complicated for average users to deal with.<p>- For some ransomware there are decryption processes available without the need to pay the ransom, figuring out which of these applies can be challenging<p>- Certain institutions may be unable or unwilling to work with the attacker directly - introducing a middle man to broker can help solve this.<p>Overall the piece seems somewhat hyperbolic.