U.S. Inaction After Sony Hack May Have Motivated Russian try
Dec 7, 2016 9:57:05 GMT
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Top House Democrat: U.S. Inaction After Sony Hack May Have Motivated Russian Cyber Attacks
A senior House Democrat said on Tuesday the Obama administration’s refusal to retaliate against North Korea for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have motivated Russian hackers to target U.S. political networks this past year.
“Russia may have concluded that they could hack American institutions and there’d be no price to pay,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said at a press event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Reuters reported.
Schiff encouraged the U.S. to step up counter measures to prevent similar cyber attacks, warning that “unless we establish some kind of deterrent, this is going to be unending.” He suggested that officials in Washington work with European allies to impose economic sanctions on Russia.
freebeacon.com/national-security/top-house-democrat-inaction-after-sony-hack-inspired-russian-attacks/
A senior House Democrat said on Tuesday the Obama administration’s refusal to retaliate against North Korea for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have motivated Russian hackers to target U.S. political networks this past year.
“Russia may have concluded that they could hack American institutions and there’d be no price to pay,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said at a press event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Reuters reported.
Schiff encouraged the U.S. to step up counter measures to prevent similar cyber attacks, warning that “unless we establish some kind of deterrent, this is going to be unending.” He suggested that officials in Washington work with European allies to impose economic sanctions on Russia.
freebeacon.com/national-security/top-house-democrat-inaction-after-sony-hack-inspired-russian-attacks/