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UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector (www.theregister.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oi, you got a loicence to pay that ransom fee?

[–] PrivacyDingus 7 points 2 weeks ago

cut it aht bruv

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Force them to pay a mandatory insurance premium, and use the proceeds to find hit squads to find and liquidate the ransom gangs.

[–] mPony 1 points 2 weeks ago

Using public money for hit squads to hunt down ransomware gangs sounds great and all, but be sure to throw in some documentary crews as well, so we can get some good TV out of it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

What in china?

A better solution would just be to require them to have a decent (any) backup solution then they could just wipe the drives and carry on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Spend it on back up or spend it on ransom!