i m victor blackwell. i m alisyn camerota. a new warning, america has entered a new front in the war on terror im. fbi director christopher wray says it s similar to what the u.s. faced after the september 11th attacks, after crippling cyber attacks in u.s., which shut down the left armest gas line pipeline and attack on the world s largest meat processor. with us now, jessica snyder. first, the comparison to 9/11. why is he picking that? reporter: yeah, he s saying the fbi now has to tackle this threat much like they tackled terrorism after 9/11. the american public really is beginning to see the scope of these attacks firsthand. and cyber security experts are warning that the attacks at some point could pose a real danger and seriously cripple this country. that is exactly why the fbi director christopher wray is getting this message out that these cyber attacks are an urgent national security threat.
they paid four point $4 million, reportedly, in bitcoin to the hackers. this week, an attack on the world s largest meat processor. temporarily shutting down nine beef plants here in the u.s.. panda lady is a correspondent covering national security intelligence. his latest report called, here on fire. he joins me now on the food. can, i guess the first question here is, is this perception on my part? or is this becoming more routine? no, you re absolutely right. the stats back you up. the officials that i ve been talking to confirm that these ransomware attacks have become not only more frequent, but obviously more serious and impactful. and the groups, behind them which are generally coming from russia or eastern europe are operating under a sanctuary of helpful governments. are becoming more emboldened,
$4 million reportedly in bitcoin to the hackers. this week on a meat processor shutting down meat plants in the u.s. ken dedylanian joins me now on the phone. is this becoming more common? you re absolutely right. stats back you up and the officials i have been talking to confirm that these ransomware attacks have become not only more frequent, but more serious and impactful, and the groups the criminal groups behind them, which are generally coming from russia or eastern europe and are operating under the sanctuary of governments, are becoming more emboldened, greater in number, better funded. because every time a company
The cyberattack on the world's largest meat processor is expected to have an effect on grocery store prices. The suspect in the attack on JBS is a Russian-based group called Pinchy Spider. Jeff Pegues has the latest.
that in april, new york city s transit system was breached by a hacking group. the company that runs ferries to cape cod has reported being the target of an attack. jbs, the world s largest meat processor, has resumed some production after a weekend cyber attack. the fbi says a russia-linked grip was behind it. this comes two weeks ahead of biden s summit with putin. he was asked how the administration would deal with the attacks today. mr. president, will you retaliate against russia for this latest ransomware attack? we re looking closely at that issue. do you think putin is testing you? no. the white house press secretary made it clear the hacking would definitely be at the agenda at that summit. this will certainly be a topic of discussion.