The FBI found no evidence of Russia’s fight against extortionists

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) deputy director Paul Abbate said there were no evidence of Russia’s fight against extortionists.

According to The Hill, Abbeit’s comments came months after US President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva to discuss issues, including a series of ransomware attacks on critical US organizations by US-based organizations. in Russia cybercriminal groups.

The Russia-speaking REvil gang, best known for extorting $ 11 million from the JBS meat processing plant in May, fell silent for weeks after the presidential summit but resumed attacks late last week together with another criminal group known as DarkSide, which attacked the fuel carrier Colonial Pipeline in May.

Biden stressed that Putin needs to take action against cybercriminal groups operating in Russia.

General Paul Nakasone, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that “options,” which could include offensive operations, would be prepared for Mr. Biden to review.

Let me remind you that we also reported that US authorities accused six Russians of NotPetya, KillDisk and OlympicDestroyer attacks.