> For many countries such thing could never be enforced so it follows that if a country bans ransoms payments criminals will just ingnore that country and focu

> For many countries such thing could never be enforced so it follows that if a country bans ransoms payments criminals will just ingnore that country and focus on the next easiest target, putting pressure on every country to follow the example and ban it too. I think this will be very effective at stopping the most sofisticated targeted attacks but won't have much effect on indiscriminate "viral" attacks because those attack indiscriminately and wrecking targets from banned countries at least would serve as detterrant for victims in countries that can.