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President Joe Biden will discuss cyberattacks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their bilateral summit later this month in Switzerland, amid a surge in ransomware attacks on American companies by Russia-based hacking gangs.
Biden told USA Today News on Tuesday that the White House is looking closely at whether to respond against Russia for the rise in ransomware attacks. Then again, he does not believe Putin was testing him before their meeting.
During a press conference on Wednesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States was not ruling out any ways to respond to cyberattacks.
On June 16, Biden will meet with Putin in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting with Putin comes at the end of Biden’s first foreign trip since taking office, during which he will attend a G7 …
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