United States: Joe Biden criticizes Donald Trump for his inaction after the massive cyberattack
President-elect Joe Biden has been attacked for Donald Trump's passivity on the cyberattack dossier.
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One month after taking up his post, Joe Biden criticized Donald Trump for his inaction after the major computer attack the United States suffered.
Current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Minister of Justice attribute this attack to Russia.
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We cannot leave this unanswered,
" Biden said at a press conference, calling for "
important decisions
" to be made against those responsible to be held to account.
“
While so much in our lives is currently online, a cyber attack should be treated as a serious threat.
The federal government was unprepared and was caught off guard,
says Joe Biden.
The truth is, the Trump administration has not prioritized cybersecurity.
And it started with the elimination and demotion of our digital security coordinators, with the dismissal of the director of the cyberspace security agency, until President Trump irrationalized the severity of this attack.
"
Joe Biden: "The Trump administration has not prioritized cybersecurity"
Counter-current minimization
Contrary to many political leaders, including within his government, President Donald Trump has played down this gigantic cyberattack as well as Russia's supposed role.
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Enough!
This took place before his eyes while Donald Trump was not paying attention
, insists President-elect Joe Biden
.
It is still his responsibility as president to defend American interests, for another four weeks.
But rest assured that while he doesn't take this attack seriously, I do.
"
Justice Minister Bill Barr, who is about to leave government, once again contradicted the outgoing president on Monday, saying
Moscow was behind the operation
.
The attack began in March, with hackers taking advantage of an update to monitoring software developed by a Texas company, SolarWinds, used by tens of thousands of businesses and governments around the world.
The cyberattack also hit computer systems used by senior Treasury officials and hackers may have stolen critical encryption keys, a senator said on Monday.
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