{"id":54533,"date":"2016-09-20T21:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54533"},"modified":"2016-09-20T21:19:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:19:29","slug":"fbi-urges-ransomware-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/fbi-urges-ransomware-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Urges Ransomware Victims to Speak Up&#8211;But Will They??"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The FBI wants ransomware victims to report the attacks immediately.\u00a0 But does that mean they will?<!--more--><\/h3>\n<p>The FBI recently released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/media\/2016\/160915.aspx\">public service announcement<\/a> urging ransomware victims to notify authorities if they are ever infected with ransomware.\u00a0 The goal is for authorities to gain a better understanding of the growing ransomware threat.\u00a0 In theory, it makes sense.\u00a0 The more data you collect, the better your understanding 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