[esseph]

> If companies continue to not pay the ransom then we're going to get a lot more things published

Paying the ransom means your data still gets leaked and now you're out of money and embarrassed.

Why would they ever, ever, delete the data?

[SoftTalker]

If paying the ransom doesn't stop your data getting leaked, nobody will pay the ransom. There is a rational basis for the ransomers to follow through with the deletion. Even the mob did provide "protection" when they coerced you into paying for it.

[nativeit]

This sounds like a naive presumption. Are ransomware distributors well known for operating within strict hierarchies bound by culturally-ingrained traditions, or acting in the best interests of their own “greater good”?

Last I heard, teenagers can deploy ransomware with minimal technical knowledge or skill.

[senderista]

Because if they leak then nobody will pay the ransom in the future?

[esseph]

(responded to a similar response above)