UK government risking ‘catastrophic ransomware attack,' parliamentary report warns

Because of the British government’s failures to tackle ransomware, there is a “high risk” the country faces a “catastrophic ransomware attack at any moment,” according to an unprecedentedly critical parliamentary report published Wednesday by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS). In particular, the report singles out former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who

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