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'No evidence Russia involved in Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack': Joe Biden

"I'm going to be meeting with President Putin, and so far there is no evidence based on, from our intelligence people, that Russia is involved, although there's evidence that the actors' ransomware is in Russia," Biden said.

Published on: May 11, 2021, 05:36:56 IST
Reuters | Washington
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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday there was no evidence so far that Russia was involved in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

There was a ransomware attack on the leading US fuel pipeline operator on Friday. (Reuters)
There was a ransomware attack on the leading US fuel pipeline operator on Friday. (Reuters)

"I'm going to be meeting with President Putin, and so far there is no evidence based on, from our intelligence people, that Russia is involved, although there's evidence that the actors' ransomware is in Russia," Biden said. "They have some responsibility to deal with this."

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