Re:Catch them when they pay the bribe? (Score 1)

There is one good reason why most banks in this situation will not inform the authorities at all. Banks rely on public trust in them to earn their money. If they reported such a blackmail attempt to the police it would necessesarily become known by the public. The cost of this in terms of plummeting business (would you lend your money to a bank with that lax security?) would far exceed the $100000 or even $1000000 in ransom. So they pay up and hope it just will go away. /Dervak