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UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector

A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a consultation on how to combat the trend of criminals locking up whole systems and taxpayers footing...

14 January 2025 ยท Ransomware and extortion
14 January 2025
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Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
14 January 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
14 January 2025
theregister.com
The Register