FEYE - Justice Department holding press conference about Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

The U.S. Justice Department will hold a press conference regarding the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.The press conference starts at 3:15 PM ET and can be streamed here. The U.S. government has come out with a strong response against the attack by ransomware-as-a-service group DarkSide.Cybersecurity stocks that have previously moved on Colonial Pipeline-related news: FireEye ([[FEYE]] +4.4%), CrowdStrike ([[CRWD]] +4.3%), and CyberArk ([[CYBR]] +3.2%).On last Friday alone, FBI Director Christopher Wray compared the national security response for ransomware attacks to 9/11, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco called for more cooperation from cryptocurrency exchanges to fight such attacks, and the FBI called attack response a "top priority."

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Justice Department holding press conference about Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack