The government is consulting on proposals to reduce the threat posed by the criminal infection of computer systems with malicious ransomware software.
The Home Office proposes to introduce legislation to counter ransomware and meet three main objectives:
- to reduce the amount of money flowing to ransomware criminals from the UK, thereby deterring criminals from attacking UK organisations
- to increase the ability of operational agencies to disrupt and investigate ransomware actors by increasing our intelligence around the ransomware payment landscape
- to enhance the government’s understanding of the threats in this area to inform future interventions, including through cooperation at international level
For more information and to respond by the deadline of 8th April 2025, please follow this link.