Biden Says US Is ‘Looking Closely’ at Retaliating Against Russia Over Ransomware Attack
President Joe Biden says U.S. officials are looking into whether to retaliate against Russia over a ransomware attack targeting Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s North American and Australian operations. On Wednesday, Biden…
President Joe Biden says U.S. officials are looking into whether to retaliate against Russia over a ransomware attack targeting Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s North American and Australian operations.
On Wednesday, Biden was asked, “Mr. President, will you retaliate against Russia for this latest ransomware attack?”
“We’re looking closely at that issue,” he responded.
A reporter asked, “Do you think Putin is testing you?”
“No,” Biden said.
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On Monday, meat-packer JBS SA said it was targeted by an “organised cybersecurity attack.”
“On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organised cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems,” the company said in a statement. “Resolution of the incident will take time, which may delay certain transactions with customers and suppliers.”
The attack led to the shut down of plants in the U.S. However, the company said