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The UK government published its response to a public consultation on new ransomware legislation. The Home Office announced strong support for two key measures: (1) a targeted ban on ransom payments for public-sector and critical infrastructure victims, and (2) a mandatory incident reporting regime for ransomware attacks. Based on the feedback, the government signaled it will develop laws to prohibit certain organizations from paying ransoms and require businesses to report ransomware incidents, as part of the UK’s first specific ransomware-focused laws. These steps aim to “break the payment cycle” of ransomware while improving transparency.