ha, probably wanted it paid so it would end up in his own pocket eventually:
update: important info page 2 from one of us
here’s the article
‘Absolute stupidity’: Cybersecurity experts condemn White House for breaking with FBI and suggesting private companies could pay ransomware demands
* 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
and adding fuel to the fire – this vid is all over GLP and belongs here tooL
h/t beeches