The Risk of Paying the Ransom in New Zealand

There are likely to be a number of private sector organisations in New Zealand that have paid ransoms. The risk level is pay the ransom and get access again, he says. But there's also a double message in here: you need to be prepared if something does happen. And so they refer to the Russia Sanctions Act 2022 or the United Nations Act of 1946 which carries criminal penalties off.