Biden: Major Cyberattack Could Trigger a “Real Shooting War”

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Following the most recent cyberattacks on American soil, Joe Biden stated that if the US were to be embroiled in a “real shooting war,” it would be because of a massive cyberattack, according to ZDNet. 

The President’s remarks come in the aftermath of the most powerful cyber attack ever seen. The attack targeted the American software vendor Kaseya and was launched by the Russian cybercriminal gang REvil. The incident affected over 1,500 of the company’s customers worldwide as well as 60 managed service providers (MSPs). 

Among all topics mentioned by Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin recently, cyberattacks received the greatest attention following the attacks on Colonial Pipeline, JBS, and SolarWinds. The last one affected US cybersecurity companies as well as federal agencies. He spoke about the US intelligence community and suggested that the route t…

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