We Are Not Going Anywhere Says Revil Ransomware After The Us Considers Them As Terrorists

They have formed a new task force dedicated to dealing with this and consider them treating as important as terrorist attacks.

The US to Treat Ransomware Attacks as Terrorist Attacks

Ransomware attacks on JBS and Colonial Pipeline last month have intrigued the US government more than ever. As they are public-facing and attacks against them disrupted the general public, the US government has now decided to tighten its efforts in handling such cases in the future. In this pursuit, Joe Biden has already revealed dealing with the Russian president, as from where most of the ransomware groups house in. Also, they have formed a new ransomware task force to be the first point of reporting for victims and urged companies to report as soon as they have learned about the attack. Apart from this, the FBI said the government’s fight against these ransomware attacks is more like the situation after the 9/11 attack in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Further, they said the attorneys should treat the ransomware attacks as important as the terrorist attacks. On the other hand, the Department of Justice has issued internal notices to corporates, asking them to be prepared for any adverse attacks. Also, I reminded them to follow important security practices like having offline backups and various authentication levels.

— 𝕯𝖒𝖎𝖙𝖗𝖞 𝕾𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖙𝖘 (@ddd1ms) June 4, 2021 Just as they are struggling to contain the attacks, the REvil gang, a popular ransomware group, is also working hard to be at its best. As per the interview given to Dmitry Smilyanets, the REvil group said; Will the US pay all damages to all companies in the US? Or will the business cope on its own, like the CI? Time will tell. We are not going anywhere, we are not going anywhere. We will work harder, harder and harder.”