A Russian-based hacker group blamed for a massive ransomware attack went offline, sparking speculation about whether the move was the result of a government-led action.

Russian ransomware gang behind JBS and Kaseya attacks goes offline

US President Joe Biden said he will know more on Thursday about the attempted ransomware attack centered on the Florida IT firm Kaseya. Biden made the comment to reporters as he returned to the White House from a trip to Chicago. The president received a briefing by administration officials earlier on Wednesday about their efforts to combat ransomware.

Biden says he will know more on Thursday about attempted ransomware attack

A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 US companies on Friday. The attackers targeted a software supplier called Kaseya, using its network management package as a conduit to spread the ransomware through cloud service providers.

Ransomware attack hits at least 200 US companies