“This is a Private Sector Decision” – WH Officials Say They Have Not Offered Advice to Colonial Pipeline on Whether to Pay Ransom to Hackers (VIDEO)

 

The Biden Administration believes cyberterrorism that prompted the largest refinery to shut down two crude units, paralyzing gas distribution, is a “private sector decision.”

White House officials on Monday said they have not offered advice to Colonial Pipeline on whether to pay ransom to hackers who shut down a vital US pipeline.

“This is a private sector decision,” Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger said in response to a reporter asking if the White House is offering any advice to Colonial Pipeline.

Incompetent, insane people are running this country.

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The largest US refinery shut two crude units in Port Arthur, Texas this weekend after hackers caused the Colonial Pipeline to shut down.

According to the FBI, the “DarkSide” hacker gang began attacking the pipeline operator on Friday and stole massive amounts of data.

“The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks. We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation,” the “premier” law enforcement agency said in a statement on Monday.

The FBI lies about everything so who really knows where this cyberattack is coming from.

“According to Boston-based Cybereason, DarkSide is an organized group of hackers set up along the “ransomware as a service” business model, meaning the DarkSide hackers develop and market ransomware hacking tools, and sell them to other criminals who then carry out attacks. Think of it as the evil twin of a Silicon Valley software start-up.” – CNBC reported.

“Typical ransom demands range from $200,000 to $20 million, and Cybereason says the hackers gathered detailed intelligence on their victims, learning the size and scope of the company as well as who the key decision-makers are inside the firm.” – CNBC said.

But according to the Biden White House, this cyberattack is a “private sector” problem even though it affects gas distribution in 1/3 of the country.