this war in ukraineBeginning last March, it leaves a trail of death and destruction. Russian soldiers withdrawing from Kiev this past weekend continue to escalate war in various parts of the country, but it is not the only way to wage war.
A few days ago, the president of the United States, Joe BidenHe asked private companies and organizations in his country to “close their digital doors”.claimed that intelligence reports suggest that Russia is planning a cyberattack. It’s something the UK authorities support, although they have yet to take action on this.
And this, country ruled by Vladimir Putin is a cyber power experienced hackers who can do anything. The value of Russian hackers has reached such a point that a few days ago the Government eliminated the requirement for workers in this industry to go to military service because there was a massive migration to avoid going to war.
And despite the fact that Ukraine did not suffer from such an attack, the fact is that Volodomir Zelensky’s allies are afraid of being attacked in this way in retaliation.
Here are the three attacks the West fears most:
In 2015, Ukraine’s power grid was disrupted by a so-called cyberattack. BlackEnergy. 80,000 customers of a utility company in western Ukraine were left without electricity.
Almost exactly a year later, another cyberattack, known as industrialist Almost one-fifth of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, suffered a power outage for about an hour.
Russia could certainly try to carry out such an attack against the West. demonstration of your abilities and to send a signal.
not petia It became the name of the most costly cyber attack in history. US, UK and EU blamed hackers Russians. A destructive software was hidden in a program update Used in Ukraine and spread all over the world, destroying the computer systems of thousands of companies, $10 billion in damage.
Gas is one of the main currencies of the foreign exchange and the hero of threats since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. It won’t be the first time Russia has attacked gas supplies.
In May 2021, several US states declared a state of emergency as a group of hackers caused the shutdown of a vital gas pipeline for millions of people. Pipeline company agrees to pay ransom $4.4 million in bitcoin to get the pipeline working again.