WASHINGTON, Oct 31( Reuters)- The White House will host officers from 37 countries and 13 global companies in Washington this week to address the growing trouble of ransomware and other cybercrime, including the lawless use of cryptocurrencies, an elderlyU.S. functionary said.

The in-person meeting follows last time’s virtual initial meeting of the informalCounter-Ransomware Initiative, adding seven further countries and bringing in a different group of private sector players for the first time.
The White House hopes the meeting will allow sharing countries to” launch a set of cyber morals that are honored across the globe to fight felonious ransomware pitfalls and hold vicious actors responsible,” the functionary said.
Actors plan to issue a common statement at the end of the meeting on Tuesday, including a pledge to redouble sweats to bring pressure on Russia and other countries that harbor ransomware bushwhackers, the functionary said.

One key content for discussion will be how to disrupt similar attacks, fight the lawless movement of cryptocurrencies and make adaptability against similar attacks, the functionary said.
” So lower about Russia, further about how we as a set of countries make it harder, premium, unsafe for rescue actors to operate,” the functionary said.

Ransomware attacks have increased sprucely in recent times, with over,000 attacks reported outside the United States over the last 18 months alone, the functionary said, adding that there had also been progressing in arresting bushwhackers.
Ransom software works by cracking victims’ data, with hackers offering the victim a key in return for cryptocurrency payments that can run as high as millions of bones
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Top administration Officers, including FBI Director Chris Wray, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, White House public security counsel Jake Sullivan and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will address the meeting.

Countries sharing in addition to the United States include Australia, Austria, Belgium Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, European Commission, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway Poland, South Korea, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Britain.
Russia, Belarus, and other countries believed to harbor bushwhackers won’t share.

Companies sharing include Crowdstrike, Mandiant, Cyber trouble Alliance, Microsoft, Cybersecurity Coalition, Palo Alto, Flexon, SAP, Institute for Security Technology, Siemens, Internet2.0, Tata – TCS, and Telefonica, the White House said.