Question follow-through · 4768

Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ransomware as a service operations were disrupted by the Regional Organised Crime Unit network in the 2025-26 financial year.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ransomware as a service operations were disrupted by the Regional Organised Crime Unit network in the 2025-26 financial year.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Ransomware is the most acute cyber threat facing most UK organisations, and the UK Government is committed to using the full scope of our capabilities to disrupt cyber threats and keep the public safe. The UK takes a multi-layered approach to tackling ran...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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