wray calls it a warning for all americans, as cyberattacks are on the rise across the country. recent high-profile attacks involved ransomware, where hackers gained control of a computer or entire system, and then hold it for ransom. these kinds of attacks are getting bigger. last month, we saw one of the nation s largest fuel pipelines shut down, for days, in a crippling cyberattack. and just this week, a ransomware attack halted work at the world s largest meat processor. a similar attack disrupted ferry service to martha s vineyard and nantucket. and we learned, new york s subway system was hacked in april. and two florida hospitals say they were hit, as well. wray is comparing this challenge to terrorism threats, after 9/11. joining me, now, is brian cunningham. he is the executive director of the university of california irvine cybersecurity, policy, and research institute. and he was a white house national-security lawyer.
growth. those two most recent ransomware attacks on a pipeline supplying fuel to much of the eastern half of the country and to the nation s leading meat processor they have for steve ministration to confront the reality of cybercriminals targeting our country. chris wray told the wall street journal the bureau is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware. many tracing back to hackers in russia, and compared to the current spate of cyberattacks the challenge posed by the september 11th terrorist attacks. white house says putin will hear from biden about the cyberattack during their geneva summit later this month. the nation s former cybersecurity chief says that discussion is long overdue. we need to make putin blink, we need to hit his pain points. we could turn the screws on him, we chose to not do that. the capital was the stage for the culmination of a two-year legal battle as former
largest economy like flipping on a light switch. there s going to be ups and downs and jobs and economic reports, but we re going to be a supply chain issue and price chain issues back on a way to sustainable growth. those two ransom ware attacks on a pipeline supplying fuel to much of the eastern half of the country and to the nation s leading meat processor, they have forced the administration to confront the reality of cyber criminals targeting our country. fbi director chris wray told the wall street journal the bureau is, quote, investigating about 100 different types of ransom ware, many tracing back to hackers in russia. and compared to the current spate of cyber attacks with the challenge posed by the september 11th terrorist attacks. white house says putin will hear from biden about the cyber attacks during their geneva summit later this monthch the nation s former cyber security chief says that discussion is long overdue.
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me, too. thanks, shannon. shannon: we re getting into the details tonight about the russian cybergang suspected of shutting down a major meat processor this week as a bigger debate is brewing about the u.s. s recent response to high impact acts and who is failing to do enough to prevent them. we ve been way too timid at pushing back and that s part of why the russians think why should i stop? putin just isn t afraid of us and that s what the president has to change. business leaders have a responsibility to strengthen their cyberdefenses, to protect the american public and our economy. shannon: cbs, by the way, that meat processor says most of its plants have resumed operations but the company has not commented on whether or not it paid a ransom. president biden is relaxing at his home in delaware after celebrating the first lady s birth. we re getting new details about what s keeping the two sides