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07/15/2019
Mayors Say They’ll No Longer Pay Ransoms Connected to Security Events
The State of Security
Mayors in the United States have collectively declared that they’ll no longer meet attackers’ ransom demands in connection to a digital security event.
At its 87th annual meeting, the U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution entitled, “Opposing Payment To Ransomeware Attack Perpetrators.” This decree makes clear that the Conference, the official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of at least 30,000 people, will no longer work with attackers in the event of a ransomware infection. As quoted in the passed motion:
…[P]aying ransomware attackers encourages continued attacks on other government systems, as perpetrators financially benefit[.]… [T]he United States Conference of Mayors has a vested interest in de-incentivizing these attacks to prevent further harm[.] [N]ow, therefore, be it resolved, that the United States Conference of Mayors stands united against paying ransoms in the event of an IT security breach.
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