On 11 June 2019, the Cyber-Attacks (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/956) (the “U.K. Regulations”) come into force in the United Kingdom. The U.K. Regulations implement the domestic requirements of EU Regulation (2019/796), which sets out restrictive measures against cyber-attacks (i.e., malicious cyber activities) threatening the European Union or its Member States.

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