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www-nytimes-com-9143		Biden Warns Putin to Act Against Russian Ransomware Group - The New York Times			.html	text/html	2212	123	61	Biden Warns Putin to Act Against Russian Ransomware Group The New York Times In Mr. Biden's starkest warning yet, he conveyed in a phone call to Mr. Putin that the attacks would no longer be treated only as criminal acts, but as national security threats — and thus may provoke a far more severe response, administration officials said. Overall, the bipartisan plan focuses spending on transportation, utilities and pollution cleanup. Mr. Biden's ultimatum was prompted by a sophisticated ransomware attack last weekend by the Russian-speaking ransomware group REvil, short for "Ransomware Evil," that officials contend operates with impunity from inside Russia. Immediately after that meeting, Mr. Biden said he told the Russian president he would respond "in a cyber way" against Russia if Mr. Putin failed to take action against groups operating on its territory. Officials said Mr. Biden did not specify to Mr. Putin which actions the United States might take against a target.	./cache/www-nytimes-com-9143.html	./txt/www-nytimes-com-9143.txt