evenflow1969
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Well first link goes nowhere but a page that says technical difficulties. Second page says nothing about the government paying anything. Says one fbi agents say paying maybe only choice. So more horse shit as usualYou are correct. CNBC did report that Colonial paid off cyber criminals. However when I say that BidenLol, no where in your source did it say Biden or the federal government paid. A private company paid. Biden does not own Colonial. Just another fucking lie from an evil repug. Wanna point fingers point right at your own party. Tell us how free-market is always best and they can not be regulated. When a simple regulation such as critical infrastructure must be a closed loop wiring system not connected to the internet would have prevented this. GFYS
paid off Russian hackers I am merely reflecting what reporting says about the matter https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/us-torched-for-bowing-to-russian-terrorists-aft
I meant to say Biden talked tough and then caved in on the ransom. The government itself did not pay
directly but indirectly it did.
Biden's own FBI said it was a mistake to pay ransom and then reversed itself.
“The FBI does not support paying a ransom in response to a ransomware attack,” according to the FBI’s website. “It encourages perpetrators to target more victims and offers an incentive for others to get involved in this type of illegal activity.”
If the FBI is making statements then it's assumed the president is aware of such comments and approves
of them. Cool yer jets, psycho, until you get ALL of the information.
The FBI isn’t wrong; sometimes you will have to pay the ransom
Last week, during the 2015 Cyber Security Summit in Boston, Special Agent Joseph Bonavolonta said that the FBI's advice for some Ransomware attacks is to pay the ransom. Unfortunately, that might be the best option in some cases.www.csoonline.com
Too bad Biden is too incompetent, ignorant, behind the times on the matter, etc. to come out with a single
coherent statement on the matter.