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UK’s Ransomware Payment Ban: Bold Strategy or Dangerous Gamble?

The UK government has announced a new policy for dealing with ransomware.

The UK government has announced that it will adopt a policy banning the payment of ransoms after cyber attacks. The government has said that it hopes that the new policy will make ransomware attacks against the UK unprofitable. Critics claim that the policy will not decrease ransomware attacks and will lead to massive disruptions to business operations.

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https://www.securityweek.com/uks-ransomware-payment-ban-bold-strategy-or-dangerous-gamble/

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