UK ‘increasingly concerned’ ransomware victims are keeping incidents secret

British authorities are “increasingly concerned” that ransomware victims in the country are keeping incidents secret, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said. In a blog post published Thursday morning local time and co-written with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the body responsible for upholding data protection laws including obligations to disclose breaches, the NCSC said

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