Ransomware attacks hit 22 local government organisations in Texas. Hackers demanded a cool $2.5 million for decryption keys to unlock the data. But the Texas Department of Information Resources refused to pay the ransom. Instead, they cleaned up the infections and restored data from secure backups. The cost of the clean-up and recovery is likely to be passed on to taxpayers. In the long term a refusal to pay extortionists will help to discourage future attacks. After all, if victims won’t pay up whats the point?”]