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The findings... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/if-you-pay-a-hacker-s-ransom-chances-are-that-they-ll-come-back-for-more-s5y67i6nt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/S5y67i6NT.png og:image:alt: If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Proofpoint survey of 953 companies found that over one-third of organizations that paid a ransomware demand faced a second extortion attempt. The findings reinforce the long-standing advice from governments and security researchers against paying ransoms, as hackers have no incentive to stop once a victim demonstrates willingness to pay. Ransomware attacks have evolved beyond single transactions into multi-leverage operations where stolen data is retained and used for repeated extortion, even after payment. Real-world cases like Change Healthcare and Klue illustrate how paying ransoms does not guarantee data deletion, and UK law enforcement confirmed during the LockBit takedown that victim data was still stored on gang servers long after ransoms were paid. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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