Subj : Re: Should ransomware pay
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Feb 28 2025 08:09:00

>  MP> Should ransomware payments be illegal?

> It's not a bad idea, but it doesn't seem enforceable. Payment arrangements to
> dirtbags can be made in various ways.

> But a better solution would be to make Windows illegal. Aren't these Windows
> users who are dealing with that stuff?

Maybe they are, I am not sure.

> I started using Linux in 2010 and I haven't seen any randomware ever since.

Lately there have been plenty of stories about bad actors adding backdoors
to linux code, too.  I posted an article here about that just yesterday.


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