So, maybe we could consider a "White Hat" ransomware group that takes the money and also leaks the data, so that long term no one bothers to pay which ultimately disincentivizes ransomware attacks?
White hats that take money are not white hats, those are grey hats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_hat
White hats that take money are not white hats, those are grey hats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_hat