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Pay ransom, and if they dont then they move on to the next company or the next house. i actually feel for the guy and i dont think its an easy choice, and you will be criticized either way but the criminals are going to continue to do this, because we are as a nation and economy, as an infrastructure vulnerable to exactly this kind of behavior. >> and theres software being used on capitol hill for constituent services and that was subject to a ransomware attack. how should the federal government...

I mean, you can be really smart, right? and you can think logically. and yet, get sucked into these conspiracy theories. it seems like so much of it is emotional, right? after you go through something traumatic, as you said, it becomes an emotional thing. >> look, it has to be emotional. otherwise, it wouldnt make sense, otherwise, for so many people. like my dad, who has three degrees, who is probably the smartest person i know, to fall into it. so its -- its a -- its more like a cult, i guess....

We begin tonight with the unseen threat that we can no longer ignore, hackers are disrupting our everyday lives, targeting essential sectors including energy, food, even vacations. its forcing president joe biden to confront americas vulnerabilities as the nations energy secretary gives a major warning. ill have more on that in just a minute. but this time another warning, this time from the senates chief law enforcement officer and just the second woman to hold the job. i sat down for an exclus...

You know, there were so many things i felt like youre supposed to keep locked up inside because those vulnerabilities might make you look weaker. the more i talked about them, the more i felt people connected with us. connected with the race and our shared american experience. >> and what did -- i mean, weve talked about this before but not in this venue. but talk about what it was like for you on the campaign trail in all parts of the country to have people come up to you and share their storie...

President vladimir putin. we are seeing these ransomware attacks by russian cyber gangs escalate. these attempts are trying to hit every single critical infrastructure industry that we have in this country. weve seen it hit meat processing plants. weve seen it hit the pipeline. we know theyve tried to get into our voting registration systems, our transportation grid is vulnerable. while the president ordered the federal government to baton the hatches here, he cannot do that with the private sec...

Maybe it is from some where else. >> no, chris, i woke up like this. i woke up just like this. what are you talking about? >> what are you talking about? do i have enough concealer on? >> whatever. >> have a great night, my friend. >> you too. >> this is "don lemon tonight," i am laura coates in for don. there is the threat from increasing cyber warfare that this country is frankly not prepared for. new urgency tonight from the biden administration over this countrys vulnerabilities to attacks f...

The attack, but what we have to do is to understand how these attacks are leveraging human error or known vulnerabilities and address that. what has become very clear this year specifically is that ransomware attacks will proliferate, because they are so successful and become more complex just as they are only funded by the money that they are able to extort from these companies. >> so then, what should the proper response be so that you can also simultaneously avert another cyber attack? >> lis...

Krofton, maryland. good to see you, robert. so, the fbi director comparing these attacks to 9/11, in terms of threat, because of what they can do for infrastructure. i mean, he wouldnt do that without thought. i mean, do you agree with him, just how big and serious is the problem? >> absolutely. so, it sounds like it could be hyperbole. but in reality, these attacks can, absolutely, impact infrastructure and the people that depend on them. if you talk about, you know, manufacturing companies and...

The colonial pipeline attack and others? what should be learned from them so that the u.s. can do a better job at getting ahead of them? >> well, listen, what it comes down to is dont become a victim. one thing that a lot of people have asked me now is with the colonial pipeline and jbs is critical infrastructure being attacked and the answer is no. no specific sector is being targeted. the real city is that companiesf every sector is being targeted. so the way to look at it is that the hostile ...

There is the threat from increasing cyber warfare that this country is frankly not prepared for. new urgency tonight from the biden administration over this countrys vulnerabilities to attacks from criminal syndicates based from russia. attacks of everything to one of to a major gas pipeline. government agencies and one the worlds top meat producers, director wray says it is like dealing with terrorism after 9/11. "wall street journal" quote journal a will the of parallels, importance and focus ...