DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyberattacks in US

DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyberattacks in US
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks to reporters in Washington in a file photograph. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential Russian cyberthreats to U.S. organizations at all levels as Russia–Ukraine tensions continue to intensify.

The federal agency issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory stating that the Russian government understands that disabling or destroying critical infrastructure—including power and communications—can “augment pressure on a country’s government, military, and population and accelerate their acceding to Russian objectives.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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