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An economic analysis of ransomware and its welfare consequences

We present in this work an economic analysis of ransomware, a relatively new form of cyber-enabled extortion. We look at how the illegal gains of the criminals will depend on the strategies they use, examining uniform pricing and price discrimination. We also explore the welfare costs to society of...

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Autores principales: Hernandez-Castro, J., Cartwright, A., Cartwright, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7137935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32269778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190023