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