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Ransomed CTO falls on sword, refuses to pay extortion demand

Thursday November 13, 2025. 09:02 PM , from TheRegister
Checkout.com will instead donate the amount to fund cybercrime research
Ransomware is a huge business, because affected orgs keep forking over money to get their data back. However, instead of paying a ransom demand after getting hit by extortionists last week, payment services provider Checkout.com donated the demanded amount to fund cybercrime research.…
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