DHS: Americans should be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks

[Ringel05]

It wouldn't surprise me.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent out a bulletin on Sunday to critical infrastructure operators and local governments warning about the potential for cyberattacks launched by the Russian government. These attacks would be in response to any US involvement in a potential war in Ukraine.

First reported by CNN, the notice said Russia "maintains a range of offensive cyber tools that it could employ against US networks --from low-level denials-of-service to destructive attacks targeting critical infrastructure."

DHS: Americans should be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks | ZDNet

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Do you think the Russians don't know that we no longer have any controls at the southern border?

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[Otis Mayfield]

One good thing about all the Russian cyber attacks over the last couple of decades is that companies take cyber security seriously.

It's a lot harder to hurt America's cyber infrastructure today than it was twenty years ago.

 

[Street Juice]

It wouldn't surprise me.



DHS: Americans should be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks | ZDNet

Damn, that (((CNN))) sure do hate them some Russians, don't they. In my lifetime, I can't recall a single example of a negative impact on the life of the average American from something Russia has done.

 

[Donald H]

What to do? More demonizing and more accusatiions of Russian devouring their young, but still no attack.
Two options remain:

1. A false flag attack by either Ukraine or US to blame on Russia.

2. America goes home, content with spinning it as a win for preventing a Russian attack.

Could it really be that Putin/Russia was only defending it's border all along?
Nawww, impossible.

 

[Rogue AI]

The Russians aren't the only hackers in the world. Presupposing any cyber attack is Russian based would be foolish. It's this sort of stupidity that allows situations to spiral out of control.

 

[B. Kidd]

The Russians aren't the only hackers in the world. Presupposing any cyber attack is Russian based would be foolish. It's this sort of stupidity that allows situations to spiral out of control.

Yupp!

Truth is the first casualty of war.

 

[theHawk]

Is this the part where our CIA starts launching cyber attacks on US infrastructure, then blames Russia Russia Russia so we have to go to war?