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UK plans to ban public sector organizations from paying ransomware hackers
The Home Office has proposed a 'targeted ban' on ransom payments following a wave a cyberattacks targeting the UK
Under the proposal, public sector bodies — including local councils, schools, and NHS trusts — would be banned from making payments to ransomware hackers, which the government says would “strike at the heart of the cybercriminal business model.” According to new data seen by Bloomberg, the cyberattack on Synnovis resulted in harm to dozens of patients, leading to long-term or permanent damage to their health in at least two cases. “These proposals help us meet the scale of the ransomware threat, hitting these criminal networks in their wallets and cutting off the key financial pipeline they rely upon to operate,” said Jarvis.
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