Forty nations pledge not to pay cybercriminals

Comes in the face of rising levels of ransomware

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Forty nations pledge not to pay cybercriminals

A coalition of 40 countries, led by the USA, has pledged to never pay cybercriminal ransoms and to collectively work toward disrupting their financial systems.

The countries made the agreement at a summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, where they finalised a set of policies intended to cripple the ransomware payments market. The International Counter ...

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