Who is Hacking the U.S. Economy?

<p>In the past few weeks, some of the biggest industries in the U.S. have been held up by cyberattacks.</p><p>The first big infiltration was at Colonial Pipeline, a major conduit of gas, jet fuel and diesel to the East Coast. Then, J.B.S., one of the world’s largest beef suppliers, was hit.</p><p>The so-called ransomware attacks have long been a worry. But who are the hackers and how can they be stopped?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicole-perlroth">Nicole Perlroth</a>, a reporter covering cybersecurity and digital espionage for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>The Daily is doing a live online event: We follow up with students and faculty from our series Odessa. And we hear from the team who made the documentary. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/The-Daily-covid-graduation.html">Times subscribers can join us June 10</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Biden administration has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/us/politics/ransomware-cyberattacks-sept-11-fbi.html"> taken steps to counter the growing threat of cyberattacks</a> on U.S. businesses. The F.B.I. director compares the danger of ransomware to the 9/11 terror threat.</li><li>As the ransomware industry exploded, a Russian-speaking outfit called DarkSide offered would-be computer criminals not just the tools, but also customer support. Here’s how the group<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/world/europe/ransomware-russia-darkside.html"> became a hacking powerhouse</a>.</li><li>It’s been almost a decade since Leon Panetta, then the secretary of defense, warned of an impending “Cyber Pearl Harbor.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/business/leon-panetta-cyber-attacks.html"> He