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Defend the United States and its interests against cyber attacks of significant consequence. Provide integrated cyber capabilities to support military operations and contingency plans. In addition, the Cyber Strategy emphasizes the need to build bridges to the private sector, so that the best talent and technology the United States has to offer ...
In 2008, the United States Department of Defense was infected with malware. Described at the time as the "worst breach of U.S. military computers in history", the defense against the attack was named "Operation Buckshot Yankee". It led to the creation of the United States Cyber Command. [1] [2] [3]
The Department of Justice unsealed a superseding indictment charging five Russian military intelligence service, or GRU, officers and one civilian with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and ...
On 19 October 2020, the US justice department charged six Russian military officers of a worldwide hacking campaign, which attacked targets like French election, the 2018 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, US businesses and Ukraine's electricity grid. The campaign was believed to have cost billions of dollars for the mass disruption it caused.
More news on the massive cyberattack that hit the U.S. this year is likely to come out in the week ahead. Today, more senators have come out to say Russia was behind the attack.Here's a recap of ...
The United States has long faced extraordinary levels of threats from cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. FBI Director Christopher Wray has so frequently and consistently sounded ...
On December 18, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Russia was "pretty clearly" responsible for the cyber attack. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] [ 119 ] On December 19, U.S. president Donald Trump publicly addressed the attacks for the first time, downplaying its severity and suggesting without evidence that China, rather than Russia, might be responsible.
In response to concerns about the military's right to respond to cyber attacks, General Alexander stated "The U.S. must fire back against cyber attacks swiftly and strongly and should act to counter or disable a threat even when the identity of the attacker is unknown" prior to his confirmation hearings before the United States Congress.