[sc_rufctr]

I refuse to give these criminals anything... Another reason to back up your data and be diligent!

There's a young idiot at work that actually paid the ransom. They sent him the key and it worked but I have heard it often doesn't or it's never received.
All he had to do was back up his data at least once a week to avoid this.

And I've seen it encrypt network files... A lady at work just ignored the issue until our security guys flagged her LT because of what was happening on the servers.
They had to do a full restore to fix the damage. All of her data was lost. (over 10 years worth because she never did a back up, ever)

So why can't they find the people that write this stuff? Surely the payment leaves a trail.