UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers

The UK government needs to report to the victims of Ranswear that law enforcement has been violated to provide information that can help cyber criminals to target responsible.

Tuesday, the UK Home Ministry, Home Office, Revealing an offer To change the British government’s strategy to fight Ranswear. One of the three main proposals requires the report, which will help the authorities to identify and disrupt hacking activities.

“Mandatory reports are also being prepared, which will decorate the law enforcement with the intelligence needed to hunt and disrupt their activities, allow for better support for the victims,” Read the proposal.

In Its proposalThe UK government has said that the need for compulsory reports “may” involve the government in the natural scenes of a developed threat. “

The other two main proposals include the prohibition of ransom for the public sector and critical infrastructure agencies, and if other types of suffering companies intend to provide hacker ransom, an order to inform the government.

Ranswear’s investigators appreciated the proposals, especially trying to focus on helping law enforcement.

“I think this is a recognition of what we know for a while: Ranswear’s operators and their competent are not limited to Russia and many of those involved are very interesting and more importantly justified,” Alan Liska, Ransomware expert at the threat intelligence analyst and Ransomwear of the cyclication farm has recorded the future. “I think it’s very important.”

Sargrahiki’s senior cyber -threatening detective analyst Arda Beyakaya praised the “official” proposal.

“Although it is not clear that everything will be just as written as written, we will see through the development of the future,” “Overall, prohibits the ransom and actively follow the actors to impose actual expenses on a strong resistant and threat actors.”

Tuesday’s announcement is the last A policy consultation process in which January startedWhere the home office Initially Three basic principles are changed. Another step towards amending the UK government’s formal response to consultation is another step, but it is still seen whether the proposals will end after the law is included.

Ransomware to prohibit payment A controversial ideaThe Paying hackers to someone is an obvious way to close the profitable criminal parties from cyberratetacks and to stop extortion to the victims. However, some argue that at times, a ransom can be the only effective option to restore critical systems and return online, especially for some critical industries such as hospitals, which cannot afford the true risk of downtime and patients for patients.

Early this year, Australia has implemented a law Mandate the victims of Ranswear to reveal whether hackers have been paid by banning the hackers.