A special commission formed in the White House will deal with the suppression of the actions of hackers who use ransomware viruses.
The US authorities will tighten control over cryptocurrency transactions in order to suppress the actions of hackers using ransomware viruses, Bloomberg reports .
The administration of US President Joe Biden will carefully monitor transfers of funds in cryptocurrency that are used to pay hackers, the agency writes, citing sources.
A special commission has been formed in the White House, which will deal with the suppression of the activities of hackers using ransomware viruses.
Ann Nyuberger, Deputy Assistant to the US President for National Security, announced this. She is responsible for cyber security issues.
According to Nyberger, the United States will work with allies to convince other countries not to harbor hackers on their territory.
Also, according to the Assistant to the President of the United States, Congress needs to develop cyber security standards for American businesses.
In early June, US authorities returned several million dollars that had been paid by the Colonial Pipeline in ransom to hackers who had compromised its computer network.
The funds were withdrawn from the DarkSide group’s cryptocurrency wallet. It is assumed that it can be based on the territory of Russia.
