We have efforts under way with the FBI and DoJ to disrupt and prosecute ransomware criminals,” the US president said. “So far there is no evidence based on, from our intelligence people, that Russia is involved, though there is evidence that the actors, ransomware, is in Russia. BREAKING: President Biden says there is no evidence "so far" that Russia is involved in the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, though there is evidence that the hackers' ransomware is in Russia: "They have some responsibility to deal with this." Last week, Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the 32nd US state or local government to come under ransomware attack, said Brett Callow, a threat analyst with the cybersecurity company Emsisoft. David Kennedy at TrustedSec said once an attack is discovered, companies have little recourse but to rebuild infrastructure – or pay.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2021 15:43 UTC