> Nothing will change until they make it a felony to pay a ransom.
It already is a felony to pay ransomware attackers in the US, depending on who attacked you.
Many of the principal ransomware gangs are listed as OFAC [1] restricted entities. If you pay them, even indirectly, you are as criminally culpable as if you sent sponsor dollars to ISIS or another terrorist or organized crime entity.
Garmin’s execs are in for a big surprise when the Treasury agents come to visit.
It already is a felony to pay ransomware attackers in the US, depending on who attacked you.
Many of the principal ransomware gangs are listed as OFAC [1] restricted entities. If you pay them, even indirectly, you are as criminally culpable as if you sent sponsor dollars to ISIS or another terrorist or organized crime entity.
Garmin’s execs are in for a big surprise when the Treasury agents come to visit.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Contr...