The UK government wants the ransom victims to report electronic attacks so that they can disrupt the infiltrators

The UK government wants to claim victims of Ransomware programs to report whether it has been breached with the aim of providing the law application with information that can help target Internet officials.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior, Publish a proposal In order to change the British government’s strategy to confront the ransom programs. Among the three main proposals is the condition of reporting, which would help the authorities determine and disable piracy operations.

“Compulsory reports are also developed, which would provide law enforcement with a fundamental intelligence to search for perpetrators and disrupt their activities, allowing better support to victims,” read the proposal.

in Suggestion itThe UK government said that the mandatory report will allow the government to “engage in targeted unrest in an advanced threat scene.”

The two main proposals include a ban on payment of ransom for the public sector and critical infrastructure organizations, and an authorization to notify the government if other types of victim organizations intend to pay the ransom of the infiltrator.

The ransom investigators praised the suggestions, especially the efforts made to assist law enforcement.

“I think it is an implicit confession of what we knew for a while: Ransomware and their empowerment factors are not limited to Russia, and many participants can adhere to, and most importantly, calling for call”, “Allan Liska, a threat intelligence analyst and Ransomware experts in the recorded future.” I think it is very important. “

Arda Buyukaya, an online threat intelligence analyst at ECLECTICIQ, praised proposals to make “official matters”.

“Although it is unclear whether everything will be revealed exactly as it is written, we will see through future developments,” Büyükkaya told Techcrunch. “In general, the banning of ransom payments and the follow -up of the perpetrators with a strong deterrent and helps to impose real costs on the actors of threats.”

Tuesday’s announcement is the latest in The policy consulting process that started in JanuaryWhere the home office It was initially presented The three main policy changes. The official government of the United Kingdom’s response to consultation is another step towards amending the law, but it remains to see whether the proposals will be recovered in legislation.

Block ransom payments It is a controversial idea. For some, banning payments for infiltrators is a clear way to stop criminal gangs that benefit from electronic attacks and blackmail victims. But some argue that, sometimes, the payment of ransom may be the only applicable option to restore critical systems and return online, especially for some critical industries, such as hospitals, which cannot stop working and very real risks to patients’ health.

Earlier this year, Australia has a law law To clarify the ransom victims to reveal whether they are paying the infiltrators, and stop prohibiting payments.