Biden ‘open’ to Putin’s offer to exchange cybercriminals amid ransomware attacks

President Biden said he would be “open” to an offer from Russian leader Vladimir Putin to an exchange of cybercriminals in the wake of ransomware attacks on a major meat supplier that disrupted processing plants and a fuel pipeline that set off days of panic buying in the Southeast.

Speaking during the conclusion of the G-7 summit of world leaders in Britain, Biden was asked about Putin’s proposal about each country turning over cybercriminals. “I’m open to it if there’s crimes committed against Russia. That in fact the people committing those crimes are being harbored in the United States, I’m committed to holding him accountable,” Biden said, adding that he learned of Putin’s comments after the end of the summit.