There are so many levels on which our own govt is complicit in foreign crimes. There is no way our govt ever "fights" these attacks until we first eliminate th

There are so many levels on which our own govt is complicit in foreign crimes. There is no way our govt ever "fights" these attacks until we first eliminate the deeply corrupt forces that currently control it. Also very unlikely. OTOH, this isn't just about bad actors raiding. This is also about terrible security practices that are easily avoidable with an ounce of expertise and giving a shit. In addition to your idea (let's make believe for a moment...) how about the US govt itself sponsors these attacks, and then instead of demanding ransom, they just levy huge fines against the companies who have carelessly let this happen? Extending your analogy, this would be no different than fines or lawsuits for carelessness and failures in physical infrastructure.