IAN BREMMER: Rogue Russia — a global version of Iran
Expect more nuclear sabre-rattling and cyberwar from Moscow
07 February 2023 - 17:04
In January, British officials announced they had uncovered a dramatic cyberattack on the UK postal service that caused “severe disruption” to the computer systems that send mail abroad. They quickly blamed Russian hackers, who appeared to act with permission from, if not at the direction of, the Russian government.
Earlier this month, after a UK derivatives trading operator was hacked, cybersecurity agencies in France and Italy reported a ransomware attack on thousands of computer systems in those countries plus the US and Canada. ..
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