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now. reporter: tonight, after crippling cyberattacks on the u.s., affecting the u.s. meat supply, the gas supply and transportation, the justice department has now sent out notification to u.s. attorneys on how federal law enforcement should respond to these attacks. one official telling reuters, u.s. authorities must investigate ransom wear and digital extortion with similar priority as terrorism cases. and the white house out with a ing new urgent warning no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware. these attacks have been on the rise for years because these criminal groups are able to make a profit off the backs of businesses, schools, local governments and more. reporter: today, the white house insisting in a memo that businesses take immediate action, saying, companies that view ransomware as a threat, rather than a simple risk of data theft, will react and recover more effectively. this, as the world s largest