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Kremlin Warns of Cyberwar After Report of U.S. Hacking Into Russian Power Grid
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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 07:13:01 +0000 (UTC)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/europe/russia-us-cyberwar-grid.html By Ivan Nechepurenko The New York Times June 17, 2019MOSCOW -- The Kremlin warned on Monday that reported American hacking into Russia’s electric power grid could escalate into a cyberwar with the United States, but insisted that it was confident in the system’s ability to repel electronic attacks.
Dmitri S. Peskov, President Vladimir V. Putin’s spokesman, also raised concerns that President Trump was reportedly not informed about the effort, which was the subject of a New York Times report on Saturday that detailed an elaborate system of cybertools deployed by the United States inside Russia’s energy system and other targets.
The program, as described by current and former unidentified American officials, would enable an attack on the Russian power grid in the event of a major conflict between Moscow and Washington.
It was deployed, the Times reported, after years of public warnings from American security agencies about similar aggressive actions conducted by Russia. “This information means that there is a hypothetical possibility” of cyberwarfare against Russia, Mr. Peskov said.
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