White House backs away from banning ransomware payments

John Leonard
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White House backs away from banning ransomware payments
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White House backs away from banning ransomware payments

Emphasises disrupting the gangs instead

The US government has decided against banning payments to ransomware gangs. The decision came after discussions with representatives of private sector organisations and cyber security experts on...

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