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10/08/2021

Ransom disclosure law would give firms 48 hours to disclose ransomware payments

The State of Security

Organizations who find their networks hit by a ransomware attack may soon have to disclose within 48 hours any payments to their extortionists.

That’s the intention of the Ransom Disclosure Act, a new bill proposed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Deborah Ross.

Ransomware victims are not currently required to report attacks or ransom payments to federal authorities, but the new bill would require all ransomware victims (excluding individuals) to disclose the following information within 48 hours of a ransom payment:

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