Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2025 in computer crime, education, health, local government, news and tagged by sally

‘Schools, the NHS and local councils will be banned from making ransomware payments under government proposals to tackle hackers. In a crackdown on such cyber-attacks, operators of critical national infrastructure will be barred from bowing to demands when criminal gangs hold IT systems hostage.’

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The Guardian, 14th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com