Ransomware Attacks "Rising National Security Concern" For US: White House

US President Joe Biden sees the frequent ransomware attacks as a "rising national security concern", the White House said.

US President Joe Biden views increasingly frequent ransomware attacks to be a "rising national security concern," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday. She reiterated that Joe Biden plans to raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Geneva on June 16. Some of the hackers have been traced back to Russia. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)