Senators Plan Legislation to Sanction Countries That Harbor Cyber Criminals

Two senior U.S. senators planned legislation that would fight ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure by sanctioning countries the harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening protections against attacks. Senators Marco Rubio, the Republican vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Democrat Dianne Feinstein, a senior member of the intelligence and judiciary committees, planned to introduce the "Sanction and Stop Ransomware Act.”