Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure.
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Russian information warriors have the capacity to damage critical US infrastructure systems.
The Department of Justice indicted six officers of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service in October 2020 on charges of hacking and deploying malware.
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Russia probably has the means to attack US electrical grids and otherwise create havoc but probably won’t go that far. Instead, watch for disinformation aimed at undermining the US and NATO.
Cybersecurity is a growing global threat.
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A UN working group on cybersecurity is making incremental progress in highlighting the importance of including and protecting civilians.
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In its inaugural contest, the Tianfu Cup produced an iPhone hack that was allegedly used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority.
Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense.
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Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
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Cyber attacks have created new dilemmas for philosophers who determine the ethics of war.
North Korea has a long history of hacking targets in the U.S.
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Sophisticated fake social media personas created by North Korean hackers offered to collaborate with cybersecurity researchers. Several US researchers fell for it.
The U.S. Justice Department was among many federal agencies and private companies whose networks suffered intrusions from Russian hackers.
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A scholar of cyber conflict sets out why retaliation doesn’t prevent future attacks, and explains what might have a better chance.
Federal government agencies, from the Treasury Department to the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been compromised by the attack.
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Cyberwarfare is more like cancer than bombs and bullets. Cybersecurity experts are just beginning to make their diagnosis of the Sunburst hack.