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On the recordJune 3, 2021
I think, though, that what has been in the past considered an annoyance or an irritation, has now risen to the level of a genuine national security threat.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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James Clapper discusses the escalation of ransomware attacks to a national security threat.

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