The new British law would prohibit ransomware payments by the organizations funded by the public

The British government To move forward with a law that would prevent public organizations from reimbursing the Ransomware attackers. The proposed legislation would add schools, municipal councils, hospitals from the National Health Service (NHS) and critical infrastructure managers to a ban that already applies to the national government.

The logic behind the prohibition of payments is simple. If cybercriminals know that a ransomware attack on a British school or hospital will not make them pay, they will look elsewhere for a more lucrative target. The Minister of Security, Dan Jarvis, said that the government was “determined to break the business model of the cyber criminals” and added that the laws in the proposed package will even oblige private companies to ask for advice from the government before paying a ransom.

Since the Wannacry attack on the NHS in 2017 launched the modern era of ransomware attacks, the United Kingdom has undergone a number of serious incidents. In The attacks struck the British library, the BBC and the Ministry of Defense. This may explain why, according to the government’s announcement, “almost three -quarters” public comments on the prohibition legislation have been favorable.

Although prohibitions on ransom payments are a popular solution From ransomware, there is currently not much data on their operation. Two American states, in North Carolina and Florida have promulgated similar prohibitions, but . Critics argue that certain organizations, especially hospitals, cannot afford the long -term disruption to leave the unpaid ransom, and . In addition, certain hacking groups have objectives other than money and can pursue ransomware attacks .

The United Kingdom goes to an unexplored territory as First Nation to succeed in a ban on payment of ransomware. We will be interested in seeing if it helps master attacks. Be that as it may, the result is likely to inform how other countries react to the continuous threat of cybercrime.