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White House warns of 'evolving intelligence' suggesting Russia could conduct cyber attacks against
the United States
CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday urged private sector partners to strengthen their cyber defenses immediately, pointing to "evolving intelligence" that suggests Russia could conduct malicious cyber activity against American companies and critical infrastructure.
While the Biden administration has been warning the nation of the prospect of cyber attacks by Russia for months, most recently as a response to the economic restrictions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the President's statement suggests "evolving intelligence" has heightened the threat.
The details of exactly what that intelligence is remain unclear, but deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said during Monday's White House briefing that Russia had been conducting "preparatory activity" for cyber attacks, which she said could include scanning websites and hunting for software vulnerabilities
Neuberger said the administration is reiterating its warnings "based on evolving threat intelligence that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in the United States," but also underscored that "there is no certainty there will be a cyber incident on critical infrastructure."
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/politics/biden-russia-cyber-activity/index.html
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Uncle Joe
Mar 2022
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ffr
(22,669 posts)2. If confirmed, wouldn't that be an act of war?
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)3. It should be.
An act of war. Cutting a power grid for example,in winter will kill people. Sometimes as many dead as a bomb hitting an apartment building,just spread out more.
PortTack
(32,757 posts)4. If they do that, they know we will retaliate in kind shutting off their electrical grids or
Other infrastructure
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)5. For all the previous attacks against American infrastructure, we've
never really seen a big show of force from the US ?
PortTack
(32,757 posts)6. Yes, for what we know. Have heard experts discussing this for what it's worth