https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-products-colonialpipeline-biden-r/u-s-declines-to-advise-colonial-on-whether-to-pay-ransom-to-hackers-idUSKBN2CR1YY

A top White House national security official declined to give advice on Monday whether operators of the Colonial Pipeline should pay ransom to hackers who infiltrated its cyber network.