German local community forced to declare a state of "
cyber-disaster
", Israeli hospital or South African port attacked ... During a virtual summit organized by the United States, some thirty countries shared their concerns about the phenomenon ransomware.
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The White House National Security Council, which is organizing the two-day meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, has not invited Russia to attend, however, a senior White House official said.
Although Moscounie bears all responsibility, most of the recent ransomware attacks against the United States have been blamed on groups of Russian-speaking hackers or operating from Russian territory.
Asked about Russia's absence, a senior White House official said: “
For this first round of talks, we haven't invited the Russians for a number of reasons.
This source indicated that Washington and Moscow had already established a "
separate communication channel
" on the subject.
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Participating in the discussions, among others: the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Japan, France, Germany, South Korea, the European Union, Israel, Kenya and Mexico. Yigal Unna, who heads the Israeli government's cybersecurity operations, for example said: "
Israel is experiencing, as we speak, a major ransomware attack on one of its major hospitals
."
"
No country alone, no isolated group can solve this problem
"
The United States has also been hit, especially in the first half of 2021, by numerous ransomware attacks against companies.
“
We talked about hospitals in Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Israel. Serious disruption of maritime infrastructure in South Africa, a 70% year-over-year increase (attacks) in South Korea, 200% in the United Arab Emirates,
”said Anne Neuberger, head of cybersecurity in the Biden administration.
"
No country alone, no isolated group can solve this problem,
" said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
“
Our governments may have different approaches to what tools
” to use, he said, but they have “
this in common: we realize the urgency of the threat, the need to protect our citizens. and our businesses, and the importance of international cooperation to address them.
He particularly welcomed the active participation of Germany, Australia, India and the United Kingdom in the preparations for the meeting.
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