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https://www.fastinews.com/iNWS/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WM6ovpb9L3msvjTnWARTZA.jpg19201080Just before the 2024 general election was announced, the UK government was looking to bring in tougher rules on ransomware payments, including the potential to ban ransom payments entirely. The justification? A decisive action to cut off the business model of cyber extortionists. But the message around ransom payments is contradictory to say the least. In the UK, the NCSC has made it abundantly clear that businesses should not pay ransoms. Yet, insurance policies recommended by the government�..