Security News > 2021 > July > Biden warns 'real shooting war' will be sparked by severe cyber attack
United States President Joe Biden has shared his view that a "Real shooting war" could be sparked by a severe cyber attack.
"We've seen how cyber threats, including ransomware attacks, increasingly are able to cause damage and disruption to the real world," he said.
"I can't guarantee this, and you're as informed as I am, but I think it's more likely if we end up in a war, a real shooting war with a major power, it's going to be as a consequence of a cyber breach of great consequence."
"And it's increasing exponentially - the capabilities," he added, presumably a reference to the potency of cyber attacks.
Biden next mentioned Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, characterising him as "Sitting on top of an economy that has nuclear weapons and oil wells and nothing else" and therefore "In real trouble, which makes him even more dangerous, in my view."
"The mentions of the two leaders weren't tied to the previous remarks about cyber attacks, but he later said:" look what Russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation.