hacker group Clop published victim’s personal data on dark web

Ransomware gangs like Clop use their leak sites to “name and shame” victims into paying by posting company profiles. It is a well-trodden and often profitable process. The names and company profiles of dozens of victims of a global mass hack have been published by a cyber crime gang holding their stolen data to ransom. The mass hack is likely to have affected hundreds of organisations around the world with around 50 so far confirmed either by the firms themselves or by the hackers. Is it worth paying ransom to hackers to protect your data ?