* 30 nations met virtually to discuss ransomware attacks on Wednesday morning
* The White House did not invite Russia, which is behind many of the attacks
* 'In this particular forum they were not invited to participate,' said an official
* Also missing was the world's second biggest economy, China
* The U.S. government said cyber ransoms totaled more than $400M last year
Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting to discuss ransomware on Wednesday, according to a senior Biden administration official.
The country hosts many of the hacker syndicates believed to be behind an epidemic of global attacks that cost $400 million in payments last year but will not be part of a White House-led effort to find new strategies to counter the threat.
'We are having active discussions with the Russians, but in this particular forum they were not invited to participate,' said a senior administration official.
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WNU Editor: This two day summit ends today.
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US, allies to promise ‘disruptive action’ against ransomware gangs -- Politico
US hosts global cybersecurity meeting — without Russia -- DW
Russia left out of White House's 30-country ransomware summit -- Axios
3 comments:
Biden's handlers know not to provoke his masters.
I don't get the point of this summit.
Why invite the guys you want block.🤯😖
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