As governments shun ransomware payments, cyberattacks may cost taxpayers even more ...Middle East

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Rather than pay $20 million in ransom to a Russian hacking gang that took dozens of government and public entities offline for two months, Costa Rican officials sought other options. As the local economy reportedly bled about $30 million a day, much of it in lost productivity, Costa Rica set out to restore each attacked ministry, one at a time. Efforts are ongoing. The response stands in sharp contrast to most other attacks on public entities, which — often on advice of their insurers and in a rush to restore public confidence — pay ransom because they determine it costs less and takes a shorter amount of time than other efforts to recover data or rebuild a system. In the last couple o

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