New Ransomware Guidance Issued
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new ransomware guidance, discouraging companies and citizens from paying ransoms. The Updated Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments is the latest step taken by the Biden Administration to curb the increase in ransomware attacks. In…