Hungary not invited to the White House summit
The White House invited three dozen nations, the European Commission and a number of private companies to a two-day summit, but Hungary did not get an invitation. The theme of the summit was effective countermeasures against ransomware attacks.
Meeting at the White House
The White House held the second Anti-Blackmail Summit on 31 October and 1 November. The United States invited its key allies. The security conference focused on priorities such as making computer systems more resilient and countering cyber attacks, according to the napi.hu. The aim was to educate countries and corporations on how to protect their systems against cyber criminals.
“A senior official in the Biden administration cited recent attacks, such as the hacking of the Los Angeles school district last month, as an example that highlights the importance of protecting your digital system,” AP News reports.
The US invited almost all major partner countries to the two-day meeting. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, the European Commission, Croatia, the Dominican Republic and the European Commission were present. From the Central and Eastern European region, Romania and Poland were invited, but Hungary did not get an invitation in its mailbox.
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Hungary-US relations have deteriorated
The event was attended by FBI Director Christopher Wray, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
Not only countries but also giant companies such as Microsoft, CrowdStrike, the Cybersecurity Coalition, Palo Alto, SAP and Siemens were represented.
Washington and the Hungarian government have been in conflict in several areas. The Hungarian government led by Viktor Orbán vetoed the US-initiated global minimum corporate tax, for instance. In the past, the US has also failed to inform Hungary about Russian election interference or illegal party financing.
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Source: AP News, napi.hu