Cybersecurity experts condemn White House for suggesting companies canpay ransomware demands

May 11, 2021 02:00 pm Cyber Security 167

'Absolute stupidity': Cybersecurity experts condemn White House for breaking with FBI and suggesting private companies could pay ransomware demands as gas pumps run dry amid Darkside pipeline hack

Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber, says it is up to private sector to decide whether to pay ransomware gangs

But cybersecurity experts say handing over cash risks encouraging more attacks

Digital Warfare's James Knight said paying a ransom might be necessary but it was 'foolish' to acknowledge it publicly

The FBI tells victims never to cave to the demands of ransomware gangs

White House says it is monitoring fuel shortages triggered by attack on Colonial Pipeline

By Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 09:54 EDT, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 09:56 EDT, 11 May 2021

Cybersecurity experts condemned the White House after senior officials broke from the FBI’s advice that companies should not pay ransomware demands, saying instead it was instead a decision for the private sector.

But specialists in computer security fear the lure of easy corporate money could trigger a fresh wave of attacks even as gas stations run dry in the wake of the ..

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