Apparently, the Biden administration’s policy is to allow U.S. companies that provide vital services to be extorted by foreign hackers.

An Eastern European group of hackers, known as DarkSide, shut down Colonial Pipeline’s computer network late last week, causing gas prices to spike and gas stations in several states to run dry, and the White House’s response was one of casual indifference.

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