Gwen Baumgardner: RIGHT NOW — THE U-S IS STEPPING UP IT’S GAME AGAINST HACK ATTACKS.
GOOD MORNING, I’M GWEN BAUMGARDNER — LET ME EXPLAIN.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT RANSONWARE ATTACKS.
IT’S SO SERIOUS NOW….
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S ON PAR AS A TERRORISM ATTACK.
AND IT’S GOING TO TREAT THEM THE SAME WAY.
TO KEEP TAPS ON CYBER THREATS, THE D-O-J IS WORKING WITH U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY… KEEPING ALL STATES ON THE SAME PAGE WITH A D.C. TASK FORCE.
THIS COMES AS NO SURPRISE.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, CYBER CROOKS ATTACKED MEAT PROCESSING COMPANY JBS, TEMPORARILY SHUTTING DOWN OPERATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA.
LAST MONTH — AN ATTACK SHUT DOWN COLONIAL PIPELINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS — LEADING TO A SPIKE IN GAS PRICES AND PANIC BUYING IN PARTS OF THE U-S.
AND HERE’S THE PART THAT’S REALLY SCARY – BOTH ATTACKS HAVE BEEN TIED TO RUSSIAN HACKERS.
THIS STORY IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON,
WE PROMISE TO BE ALL OVER IT.
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