{"id":58973,"date":"2018-04-04T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T17:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58973"},"modified":"2018-04-04T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T17:12:13","slug":"michigan-lawmakers-pass-ransomware-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/michigan-lawmakers-pass-ransomware-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Lawmakers Pass Ransomware Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Michigan Cracks Down on Cyber Crime<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers have <a href=\"http:\/\/wkzo.com\/news\/articles\/2018\/apr\/03\/governor-signs-ransomware-bill\/\">addressed<\/a> the ransomware threat in the past, by making it illegal to execute the form of malware on devices.\u00a0 However, they&#8217;ve recently taken it a step further.\u00a0 In Michigan, it is now illegal to be in possession of a ransomware variant.\u00a0 This means, even if it has not been used to infect a device, simply possessing the malicious coding will result in 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