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UK insurance companies banned from paying ransoms under new anti-terror proposals

UK-based insurance companies are to be banned from paying ransoms to terrorist groups under new proposals set to be announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.

Magazine

Can paying a ransom ever be the right thing to do?

David Cameron has said that the UK policy is that “we won’t pay ransoms to terrorists who kidnap our citizens”, but can there ever be a time when paying the ransom is the best course of action?

Tech

Apple iPhone and iPad users in Australia finding gadgets locked for ransom

A number of users of Apple iPhones and iPads in Australia have reported having their gadgets “hijacked” with a message demanding money to allow their owners access to their devices.