Could Russia Soon Be on the Wrong End of a Major Cyber Attack By CIA?
According to NBC News, Russia could soon find themselves in a bit of a predicament with thanks to the CIA and their upcoming, unprecedented cyber attack. If the threat does go ahead, then we could see some of Russia’s most unsavory tactics revealed in a…
According to NBC News, Russia could soon find themselves in a bit of a predicament with thanks to the CIA and their upcoming, unprecedented cyber attack. If the threat does go ahead, then we could see some of Russia’s most unsavory tactics revealed in a number of documents that are already in the United States’ possession.
According to Vice President Joe Biden, “It’s well known that there’s a great deal of offshore money moved outside of Russia from oligarchs. It would be very embarrassing if that were revealed.” It’s not the first time that Russia and the United States have been at each other’s throats, and CIA officers admitted to working alongside the White House in previous cyber war discussions involving Russia. But, ultimately, the decision to attack lies with Mr. President, and so far the idea always seems to have been dropped.
This new threat was apparently in response to the interfering of the county’s elections earlier this year when as many as 20,000 emails were leaked along with personal info and donor data. But, whether a massive war will be sparked between the two or whether it is just hearsay remains to be seen. If the cyber attack were to take place then would it not be the NSA rather than the CSA in charge? And, to be fair, if you were going to launch a massive cyber attack, would you first report it to the news? Probably not, so don’t get too excited.
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Rachel Kowalski
Rachel Kowalski is the Cybersecurity Analyst at TrendinTech, where she covers vulnerabilities, ransomware, supply chain attacks, nation-state operations and the security rules shaping organizations in the United States and Europe. Before moving into journalism she worked as a threat intelligence analyst at a security vendor and later reported for CyberScoop and the security desk at Wired, covering the SolarWinds compromise and the ransomware wave that hit hospitals and pipelines. Rachel holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attends Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas each year, where she follows research from the security community. She writes to make risks and countermeasures understandable to people who are not specialists.
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