Countries pledge not to pay ransomware ransoms

A coalition of 40 countries signs a pledge not to pay ransom in the event of ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks have been a scourge in recent years, with the frequency of attacks increasing – with a new record set in September with over 500 attacks. With many countries having increased their priorities in combating ransomware gangs, this initiative that attempts to reach these groups is now arriving at the most critical point: when they are unable to profit from their activity. These attacks have mainly focused on North America and Europe, and currently there will be 40 countries that have committed to not paying ransomware ransoms. It must be kept in mind that from the moment these groups are able to obtain confidential data, from any company or entity, one can never again have any kind of certainty that this data will not be sold or transferred - regardless of whether Whether the ransom has been paid or not. Paid or not. Even in the face of the threat of public data disclosure, this would be beyond the control of victims – who can and should focus solely on prevention: through methods of quickly recovering data and systems, and implementing the best security measures. measures as much as they can. The same goes for home users, who should at least make sure they have backups of their most important data. I recently came across another unfortunate incident in which an acquaintance's broken disk took years of work; And - just today - I received an alert from Windows that I had a disk at risk of imminent failure; Advance notice to which we are not always entitled.