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Ransomware attacks are increasing at an unprecedented rate — and the US is now begging people not to pay ransoms

"Hospital systems are mission critical, and with many lives at stake, healthcare organizations become more likely to pay a ransom to swiftly get back up and running," said Torsten George, a cybersecurity analyst at Centrify.

Local government agencies have also been heavily-hit by ransomware. At least 67 US government bodies have suffered ransomware attacks in 2020 alone, at a rate of one to two agencies falling victim to ransomware attacks per week, according to anWhile the new Treasury guidance could help stave off some ransom payments to hackers, cybersecurity experts are calling for broader legislation that would make it illegal to pay ransoms, thereby undercutting hackers' revenue.

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