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And here's abc's whit johnson now. >> reporter: tonight, after crippling cyber attacks 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 justice department official telling reuters, u.s. authorities must investigate ransomware and digital extortion attacks with a similar priority level as terrorism cases. tonight, the white house out with a new urgent warning -- no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware. >> these att...

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...