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DII-2024-00283
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

White House official says insurance companies must stop funding ransomware payments, but that’s not an official directive

Insurance companies must stop issuing policies that incentivize making extortion payments in ransomware attacks, a senior White House official said on Friday. The call for the practice to end, which was made without...

4 October 2024 · Ransomware and extortion
4 October 2024
DII-2024-002834 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
4 October 2024
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
White House official says insurance companies must stop funding ransomware payments, but that’s not an official directive
4 October 2024
therecord.media
discussed tackling the problem
ft.com
opinion piece
therecord.media
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