Cybersecurity
Biden Presses Putin to Curb Ransomware Attacks Linked to Russia
- President warns U.S. will take ‘any necessary action’ on hacks
- White House faces pressure after attacks follow Geneva summit
Joe Biden, right, speaks to Vladimir Putin prior to the U.S.-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva on June 16.
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President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to act against hackers in his country blamed for recent ransomware attacks affecting thousands of companies around the world, warning that the U.S. would defend networks considered vital to the economy.
“I made it very clear to him that the United States expects when a ransomware operation is coming from his soil, even though it’s not sponsored by the state, we expect him to act,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Friday, after about an hour-long call with Putin.