On the recordNovember 15, 2021
paying ransoms to cyber criminals instead of reporting it out and working with the government does not necessarily guarantee that that data will be decrypted or that their systems will be secure.
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Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes the risks of paying ransoms to cyber criminals.
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