U.S. Government Warns Companies of Legal Risk for Paying Ransom to Cybercriminals
As explained in the OFAC Advisory, U.S. laws – including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)2 and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA)3 – prohibit U.S. persons or entities from engaging in direct or indirect transactions with individuals or entities identified on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) and Sectorial Sancti
Which is what the CIA should also be doing. I am not going to shed a tear about them hunting down and killing ransomware gangs. It is much better than them overthrowing governments.
Stop using electronic files and keep informant info in locked filing cabinets
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Which is what the CIA should also be doing. I am not going to shed a tear about them hunting down and killing ransomware gangs. It is much better than them overthrowing governments.
Time to find and then jail these stupid fuckers for a long, long time.
Realistically, there is no plausible way to do that.
The solution to ransomware is prevention, not punishment.
The only people who can be punished are the incompetent bureaucrats in the DCPD, which won't happen.