The leaders of the G7 at the last conference, asked Russia to arrest ransomware groups operating within its borders.
G7 leaders at their conference in Britain, requested from Russia to arrest ransomware groups believed to be operating within its borders, following a series of attacks targeting international organizations and critical sectors in other countries. They also expressed their commitment to work together to address the growing ransomware threat as a global challenge.
Recall that in early May, the team DarkSide performed ransomware attack on the American company Colonial Pipeline and effectively forced President Biden to declare America's east coast a state of emergency extraordinary of necessity and eventually pay a ransom of 5 million dollars.
The White House reiterated the United States' commitment to fighting ransomware groups, along with other G7 Member States, in statement posted over the weekend.
