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G7 (Group of 7) leaders have asked Russia to urgently disrupt ransomware gangs believed to be operating within its borders, following a stream of attacks targeting organizations from critical sectors worldwide.
The G7 member states also expressed their commitment to work together to address the escalating and immediate ransomware threat as a global challenge.
"We call on all states to urgently identify and disrupt ransomware criminal networks operating from within their borders, and hold those networks accountable for their actions," the G7 leaders (from the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, and Italy, plus the EU) said at the G7 Cornwall Summit.
"In particular, we call on Russia [..] to identify, disrupt, and hold to account those within its borders who conduct ransomware attacks, abuse virtual currency to launder ransoms, and other cybercrime."
This call to action comes after the White House National Security Council's chief cybersecurity adviser Anne Neuberger urged business leaders and corporate executives in early June to take ransomware attacks seriously. White House's public letter followed several attacks coordinated by ransomware gangs believed to be Russian-based.
G7 leaders ask Russia to hunt down ransomware gangs within its borders
G7 (Group of 7) leaders have asked Russia to urgently disrupt ransomware gangs believed to be operating within its borders, following a stream of attacks targeting organizations from critical sectors worldwide.
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