Paying the Ransom: What You Are Actually Buying

Extortion without encryption changes the payment question. A ransom once bought a decryption key you could test. It now buys a deletion promise you cannot.

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A pair of antique brass balance scales on dark stone, the left pan empty and a single large iron key resting across the right.
Anton Kusnadi

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Anton Kusnadi

Enterprise Architect & Technology Consultant

Anton Kusnadi is an enterprise architect and technology consultant with 15+ years of experience helping businesses design and deploy scalable software architectures, databases, and business intelligence systems.