Congratulations. Your Tax Dollars Just Funded Cybercrime.

There was a time when ransomware operators had to work for their money. They wrote malware, encrypted networks, built decryptors, and some even had customer support. Now, apparently, none of that is necessary. A U.S. government entity reportedly paid $1 million to the Kairos extortion group after its data was stolen. The catch? Nothing was encrypted. No flashy ransomware note, no locked computers,…