When ransomware attacks hit, companies choose between pay and pain

A laptop showing computer code and the outline of a skull to illustrate a ransomware attack.

Companies in the supply chain targeted in successful ransomware attacks face an unenviable dilemma. They can pay the perpetrators sums ranging from thousands to millions of dollars to regain access to their encrypted data and systems, or refuse — an option advocated by U.S government agencies and many cybersecurity experts — which carries its own cost.

TFI International (NYSE:TFII), one of the largest trucking and logistics providers in North America, apparently refused to pay after a ransomware...

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