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Biden presses Putin to act on ransomware attacks, hints at retaliation

Biden presses Putin to act on ransomware attacks, hints at retaliation

STEVE HOLLAND and ANDREA SHALAL U.S. President Joe Biden has increased pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to move against ransomware groups operating in Russia, warning the United States is prepared to respond if cyber hacks are not stopped. The two leaders held an hour-long phone call on Friday, their first since they discussed ransomware attacks at a summit in Geneva on June 16. Biden's message to Putin in the call was direct, suggesting a growing impatience over attacks that have disrupted key U.S. sectors. "I made it very clear to him that the United States expects, when a ransomware…
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Putin calls U.S. ransomware allegations an attempt to stir pre-summit trouble

Putin calls U.S. ransomware allegations an attempt to stir pre-summit trouble

SUGGESTIONS that the Russian state was linked to high profile ransomware attacks in the United States were absurd and an attempt to stir trouble ahead of his summit this month with the U.S. President Joe Biden, said Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, yesterday. A hack of Brazilian meatpacker JBS's facilities in the United States, reported this week, is the third such ransomware hack in the country since Biden took office in January. JBS told the White House it originated from a criminal organisation likely based in Russia. The White House said on Wednesday that Biden, who is due to…
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