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Asked if US will deliver ‘consequences’ to Russia for ransomware attacks, Biden says ‘yes’

By Christian Datoc
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Asked if US will deliver ‘consequences’ to Russia for ransomware attacks, Biden says ‘yes’

President Joe Biden told reporters Friday afternoon that Russia will face consequences after cybercriminals within the country carried out a string of recent ransomware attacks against targets in the United States.

Following an executive order signing ceremony, a reporter asked Biden “if there will be consequences” for Russia, to which the president responded simply, “Yes.”

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