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Terrorists need revenue


Sure, but the attacks done for revenue reasons would be classified as profit-motivated rather than terrorism. The attacks done for fear would be classified as terrorism. Ransomware attacks are known for having responsive and helpful support people, because they want a reputation for promptly decrypting the data when the payment is given.




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