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July 4, 2021: Biden has stated that the United States will respond if Russia is behind the cyberattack that struck more than 200 companies on Friday, just before the start of the Independence Day weekend. Read more
June 23, 2021: The United States has seized multiple Iranian media sites, including Iran's state run TV website, replacing the website with a Department of Justice message. Read more
June 12, 2021: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned companies and businesses not to pay the ransom for ransomware attacks, but to contact law enforcement as quickly as possible. Also tips on how to remove yourself. Read more
May 10, 2021: The fuel supply to most of the east coast has been cut off for three consecutive days in a row after a hacker group knocked out a major pipeline. Read more
Biden Says U.S. Will Respond If Russia Is Responsible For Cyberattack On Friday - Biden has stated that the United States will respond if Russia is behind the cyberattack that struck more than 200 companies on Friday, just before the start of the Independence Day weekend.
"We're not sure who it is", Biden admitted to reporters on Saturday as he pulled out a page of notes to help him answer questions. "The initial thinking was it was not the Russian government, but if it is Russia, I told Putin we will respond", he added.
U.S. Seizes Iranian Media Websites Including Iran's State Run TV Site - The United States has seized three dozen Iranian media sites for spreading misinformation, including Iran's state run TV website, replacing the website with a Department of Justice message that reads "This website has been seized by the United States Government in accordance with a seizure warrant issued pursuant to the 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 981, 982, and 50 U.S.C. 1701-1705 as part of a law enforcement action by the Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement and Federal Bureau of Investigation".
The seizure comes only days after Ebrahim Raisi won the Iranian presidential elections and stated that he will not be meeting with Joe Biden and said that there will be no negotiations on its missile program or its sponsorship of terrorist activities in any new nuclear deal negotiations.
Warning From FBI Director: Do Not Pay Ransom For Ransomware Attacks - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned companies and businesses not to pay the ransom for ransomware attacks, but to contact law enforcement as quickly as possible. Also tips on how to remove yourself. Read more
East Coast Fuel Supply Cut Off By Ransomware Hackers - The fuel supply to most of the east coast has been cut off for three consecutive days in a row after a hacker group knocked out a major pipeline, causing gas futures on the stock market to surge by over 4%, and fuel suppliers to become nervous about gasoline shortages across the eastern United States. Read more