Jack Cable of the cybersecurity-focused Krebs Stamos Group told Reuters that one of the gang's affiliates negotiated with him and said he could sell a 'universal decryptor' for all the victims for $50 million.Ĭable informed Reuters that he was able to get through to the REvil hackers after obtaining a cryptographic key needed to log on to the group's payment portal. REvil, the ransomware gang also known as Sodinokibi, claims it hit up to 1 million companies and is still publicly demanding $70 million in cryptocurrency to restore data it is holding ransom. This will be an important step in more robustly securing our nation's key industries and sectors against attacks by adversaries like Russia,' the lawmaker said. 'I am currently leading a legislative effort to codify what constitutes Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure (SICI) into law. critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks. He added: 'We should take immediate action to hold Russia accountable and make it clear we will not tolerate acts cyber terrorism.'Ĭritics are lashing out at President Joe Biden for not keeping his promise to get tough on Russia over cyberattacks after the most recent REvil hack targeted up to 1 million companies 'Bad actors like these are emboldened when President Biden projects weakness on the world stage,' Georgia Representative Buddy Carter told. 'Adversaries like Russia are creating safe havens for bad actors and we must project strength.'Ĭritics are applying pressure to Biden after he promised to get tough on Russia – and has failed so far to follow through on responding after a Kremlin-linked hacking group attacked the systems of at least 1,500 businesses.Īlthough Biden has instructed the FBI to launch an investigation into the hack, he insists he is still 'not sure who' is behind the cyberattack. 'We're facing a moment of reckoning when it comes to deterrence,' the New York congressman continued. companies, compromising our nation's critical infrastructure,' Katko, ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said. 'Only weeks after President Biden sat down with Putin and allegedly talked a tough game with Russia, hackers from Russia again attacked thousands of U.S.
REvil, the hackers who claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, have lowered their asking price to fix the issue from $70 million to $50 million, according to private negotiations reported by Reuters Monday. is 'facing a time of reckoning' when it comes to Joe Biden getting tough on Russia as the president faces backlash for not living up to his vow to retaliate against the most recent ransomware attack.
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