Home Office consults on measures to tackle ransomware

Proposed new legislation has three main objectives: to reduce money flowing to criminals; cause disruption to criminals; and enhance understanding.

A UK Home Office consultation is seeking input on a proposal to introduce legislation to counter the increasing threat of ransomware. The proposed legislation would have three main objectives: 

  1. To reduce the amount of money flowing to ransomware criminals from the UK, thereby deterring criminals from attacking UK
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