Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals

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Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals
Forty countries in a US-led alliance plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating the hackers' funding mechanism, a senior White House official said. Australia is part of the effort, represented by Home Affairs. The International Counter Ransomware ...

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