Security News > 2022 > February > White House Denies Mulling Massive Cyberattacks Against Russia

The White House has denied reports that President Biden has been presented with an arsenal of ways to launch massive cyberattacks against Russia - attacks designed to disrupt the country's ability to sustain its military operations in Ukraine.

Russia's military forces have been deployed in a ?full-scale attack against Ukraine.

Mark Moses, director of client engagement at application security provider nVisium, told Threatpost via email on Thursday that Russian cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure and economic assets "Will escalate rapidly if the United States takes a real stance against the annexation of Ukraine to Russia."

John Hellickson, field CISO and executive advisor at cybersecurity advisory services provider Coalfire, agreed that retaliation by Russia could have "Devastating" impacts on essential services in the United States.

Digital Shadows is foretelling that Russia will launch yet more malicious cyber-action targeting Ukraine.

Cyberattacks could extend beyond Ukraine, researchers predicted, with future attacks potentially affecting NATO and EU member states.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/white-house-denies-mulling-massive-cyberattacks-against-russia/178658/