[Urahandystar]

The UK government does not pay ransomware and advises private businesses not to also. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/respond-recover/ml-ransomwar...

[moreati]

I wasn't trying to suggest they wil. I emphasised Gossi's If because I missed it on my first read. I didn't want others making the same mistake.

[blitzar]

The official positions of Governments is counter to the actual behaviour in many many circumstances.