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FBI director warns companies against paying ransom for hacking attacks

Washington | Companies and organisations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn’t pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, which opens up the possibility of creative solutions, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.

“It is our policy, it our guidance from the FBI, that companies should not pay the ransom,” Wray told the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on Thursday (Friday AEST).

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