Cybercriminal activities can be the victim of any entity: from state offices, specified as the Cyber Defence24 [Slovak kataster](https://cyberdefence24.pl/cybersecurity/atak-hacker-na-slovak-government-state), to [https://cyberdefence24.pl/cybersecurity/excursions-data-over-200-tys-polakow) or companies dealing with [qualified signatures](https://cyberdefence24.pl/cybersecurity/another-atak-ransomware-teach-data-from-eurocert). In the vast majority of cases, ** after the incident, information about the amount of ransom to be paid to avoid publication of data** appears; experts unanimously advise against paying it.