Josephine Wolff

While the cost to combat the malware will be in the millions—as opposed to a $100,000 ransom—paying cyber criminals could set a dangerous precedent.

Looking back at the Equifax breach in 2017 shows how little the Federal Trade Commission or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have done to prevent similar incidents in the future.

It's an issue that focuses on the protections granted by the Fifth Amendment.

Until we find more certainty regarding how cybersecurity statistics are reported, we won't be to able to fully understand the scope of the problem.