How often do threat actors default on promises to delete data?

We have probably all read recommendations that cyberattack victims should not pay ransom demands because it encourages more crime, and because criminals can’t be trusted to delete data they promise to delete. But what evidence have we seen supporting a claim that criminals default on data deletion? Law enforcement made a point of reporting that…

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