BSI, Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency, recommends local governments and municipal institutions not to pay the ransoms asked by attackers after they get affected by ransomware attacks. BSI provides government agencies and privately-held organizations with detailed guidance on how to defend against and respond to ransomware attacks, as well as first aid info in the event of serious IT security incidents. In October 2019, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a public service announcement targeted at public and private U.S. organizations about the increasing number of high-impact ransomware attacks.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/german-bsi-tells-local-govt-authorities-not-to-pay-ransoms/