White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that while the biggest ransomware attack on record is not yet "fully" attributable to Russia, the Biden administration will "take action" if President Putin doesn't clamp down on cybercriminals within his country. Shortly after the news briefing, Biden weighed in about the $70 million ransomware attack saying it "appears to have caused minimal damage" to U.S. businesses. Like President Biden over the weekend, Psaki was careful not to directly blame Russia yet for the Kaseya attack, saying the source "hasn't been fully attributed yet" by the intelligence community. SCALE, DETAILS OF MASSIVE KASEYA RANSOMWARE ATTACK EMERGESince Biden and Putin met nearly three weeks ago in Geneva, talks between the U.S. government and Russian officials have continued, Psaki said. An "expert-level meeting" between the two sides will take place next week about the issue of ransomware attacks, she said.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2021 19:12 UTC