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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian Hacker Attack Seen as Possible Response to New Sanctions
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-26/russian-hacker-attack-seen-as-possible-response-to-new-sanctionsU.S. officials and security specialists are warning that Russian hackers may respond to new Western sanctions by attacking the computer networks of U.S. banks and other companies.
U.S. officials involved in a White House review of the effects of further penalties on Russia didnt respond to questions about whether it explores the risk of cyber-counterattacks. Even so, two people with knowledge of the study said it includes revisiting previous classified exercises in which small numbers of computer experts showed they were able to cripple the U.S. economy in a few days.
Cybersecurity specialists consider Russian hackers among the worlds best at infiltrating networks and say theres evidence that they already have inserted malicious software on computers in the U.S....
A cyber-attack is a real concern that we all need to have, Smocer said. Nation states ability to launch cyber-attacks is certainly real nowadays, and so in any conflict, I think that the possibility exists as we worry about escalation.
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Russian Hacker Attack Seen as Possible Response to New Sanctions (Original Post)
mia
Apr 2014
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jakeXT
(10,575 posts)1. So the next flash crash can be blamed on them /nt
mia
(8,360 posts)2. Perhaps you're on to something, there.
You reminded me of the book: The Shock Doctrine.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)3. Rickards mentions Russian hackers, but I'm not so sure about that
In the rest of this part 1 of 2 interview, Jim Rickards and Financial Sense Newshour host Jim Puplava discuss the nature of financial warfare, the threat posed by Russia and China to take down the U.S. financial system, and a number of other fascinating topics.
http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/jim-rickards/death-of-money-china-gold-financial-warfare