Russian hackers bring warfare to cyber theaters

MAHMOUD BENNETT:

IT’S THE 21ST CENTURY TACTIC TO TAKE OUT ANOTHER COUNTRY 

CYBERWARFARE

AND AS THE U.S. PREPARES FOR A RUSSIAN CYBERATTACK – A LOOK AT

RUSSIA’S LONG RECORD SHOWS US EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE CAPABLE OF

LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT

IN 2020, RUSSIAN HACKERS INFILTRATED MORE THAN 100 ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD- THEY DID IT BY HACKING JUST ONE SOFTWARE PROVIDER AND USING IT TO STEAL DATA ON ITS CUSTOMERS

THOSE CUSTOMERS INCLUDED MICROSOFT, CISCO AND U.S GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE THE COMMERCE, ENERGY AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS

IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST DATA BREACHES IN HISTORY

FAST FORWARD TO 2021. A RUSSIA-LINKED CYBERCRIMINAL GROUP SHUT DOWN THE FIFTY-FIVE HUNDRED MILE LONG COLONIAL PIPELINE. REMEMBER THAT? IT LED TO MASS FUEL SHORTAGES ALONG THE EAST COAST. 

THEY HELD IT UP FOR MORE THAN 4 MILLION DOLLARS IN RANSOM – WHICH COLONIAL PIPELINE PAID OUT

THE THING WITH CYBERATTACKS IS THAT THEY’RE HARD TO TRACE – MAKING IT A POWERFUL TOOL OF WAR.

– REGARDLESS THE U.S. SAYS IT’S PREPARED TO RESPOND –

WHICH POINTS TO CYBER DEFENSE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? FIND OUT IN OUR NEXT VIDEO