Three years ago today, No More Ransom was launched. Designed to combat the growing ransomware threat, No More Ransom has helped hundreds of thousands of ransomware victims since its inception and prevented millions of dollars from falling into the hands of cybercriminals.
Read on to learn more about No More Ransom and the role it plays in the ransomware epidemic.
What is No More Ransom?
No More Ransom is an anti-ransomware portal that hosts a number of free decryption tools and educates users about preventing infections. It was first launched in 2016 as a joint initiative between the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Netherlands’ police, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and McAfee.
Since its launch, more than 150 partners have joined the project, including Internet security companies, law enforcement agencies, computer emergency response teams (CERTs), telecommunications companies and more.
“No More Ransom brings hope to the victims, a real window of opportunity, but also delivers a clear message to the criminals: the international community stands together with a common goal, operational successes are and will continue to bring the offenders to justice,” explained Steven Wilson, Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), in a press release.
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