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Sarah Pearce

Ransomware and the UK’s proposed ban on payments: a measured legal response or risk amplifier?

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The UK Government’s proposal (which follows a public consultation) to prohibit certain ransomware payments marks a notable shift in national cyber policy landscape.

Presented as part of its broader ambition to disrupt the economics of cybercrime and reduce the appeal of UK entities as ransomware targets, the proposal has, understandably, prompted considerable debate.

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