NEW: Pres. Biden on Colonial Pipeline ransomware, as service is restored, says the US will be pursing efforts to disrupt the hackers. "We do not believe the Russian govt was involved," he clarifies, adding USG has "strong reason" to believe the criminals are living in Russia.
Pres. Biden clarifies he is not ruling out retaliatory cyberattacks to shut down the DarkSide / Colonial Pipeline ransomware criminals.
Pres. Biden says one of the things he expects to talk about with Russian President Vladimir Putin includes international standards for countries that knowingly allow criminals, like DarkSide in this ransomware incident, to operate from their countries.
If you're following along here, here are more details on the U.S. government's plans to disrupt the hackers behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware, on @CyberScoopNews: cyberscoop.com/pipeline-ranso…
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