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Is it lawful to pay the ransom in a ransomware attack?

The decision to pay carries serious risks in terms of sanctions lists, anti-money-laundering rules, and insurance conditions, and should never be made in isolation. We manage the decision p…

Updated · July 20261 min readCategory · Focus Areas
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The decision to pay carries serious risks in terms of sanctions lists, anti-money-laundering rules, and insurance conditions, and should never be made in isolation. We manage the decision process by documenting it within a legal framework and handle the notification obligations in parallel.

The decision to pay carries serious risks in terms of sanctions lists, anti-money-laundering rules, and insurance conditions, and should never be made in isolation. We manage the decision process by documenting it within a legal framework and handle the notification obligations in parallel.

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