I heard the phrase “We do not negotiate with the terrorists.” Well, the UK government appears to have a similar approach to dealing with Internet criminals.
Today, the British government announced that it will provide measures for new cyber security to ban the public sector and critical national infrastructure organizations from paying the ransom payments to Internet criminals.
In ransom attacks, Internet criminals steal data or control the infrastructure of critical technology, then request ransom payments to restore access.
A Blog post Today by the UK Ministry of Interior says that the new Ransomwari base will affect the national health service in the country (NHS), local government councils, and schools. The UK government stated that nearly three quarters of the survey surveyed on this measure supported this proposal.
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The new cyber security rules are designed to protect both public organizations and private companies. according to Bleeping computerThe procedure will also require companies to notify the government before making ransom payments. This would allow the government to prevent payments from electronic thermal gangs approved in countries like Russia.
Ransomware is a continuous threat to cybersecurity, and the last ransom attack against Cryptocurrency Exchange has occurred on a place in our guide to the largest data violations this year. In the UK, Cybercrimins also attacked NHS, and recently, Marks & Spencer.
In Coinbase, infiltrators kept hostage data of approximately 70,000 Coinbase customers and demanded $ 20 million to restore access to customer support systems at risk. Refuse the ransom, Coinbase instead I created a $ 20 million bonus To bring criminals responsible for the attack on justice I promised to cover the financial losses of its users.
In the United States, companies in the United States face federal and state regulations that require them to report ransom accidents. However, according to National Conference for Legislative CouncilsNorth Carolina is the only state that has legislation prohibiting payments for ransom groups. In addition, this law only applies to state agencies and local governments.
The new rules of the UK can be the beginning of a new approach to ransom payments, an international problem for governments and companies alike.