US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury travels to the Middle East

According to Reuters, Adimo, as the top US Treasury Secretary in Joe Biden, traveled to the Middle East and is scheduled to visit the Occupied Territories, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to discuss counter-terrorism financing and Talk about arms proliferation as well as economic recovery after the coronavirus epidemic.
A spokesman for the US Treasury Department explained: “In the occupied territories, Adimo will discuss the use of technology against ransomware and other cyber threats.
Adimo did not mention the Pegasus spy software made by the Zionist company NSO. The United States blacklisted the Zionist company this month.
The Commerce Department said in a statement that the move was part of an effort by the Biden administration and his deputy, Harris, to put human rights at the heart of US foreign policy, including halting the spread of digital tools of repression.
After several cyberattacks on the United States this year that threatened the stability of the country’s energy and food supply network, President Biden made cybersecurity a priority for his administration.
The ransomware software works by encrypting victims’ data. Hackers typically give a victim a key to unlocking a hacked system in exchange for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in ransom.
US meat maker JBS was forced to pay $ 11 million this year to hackers who attacked its systems with ransomware. The United States has accused Russian-based hackers of carrying out the attack.
The pipeline company, Colonial Pipeline, was also forced to pay $ 5 million in ransom to hackers to stop attacks on its systems.
The two American companies paid the ransom in the form of a bitcoin currency code.
The US Treasury Department announced last month that digital currencies and cyber payment systems could reduce the effectiveness of US sanctions and allow money transfers outside the dollar network.