Reuters has a good report , somewhat dated, on what it says is some 6500 cyber attacks on the Ukraine by Russia. I should add that almost any attack on the Ukraine has been attributed by them to be Russia, but there are not too many other countries interested in attacking the Ukraine other than Russia which is supporting its constant insurrection in the east. Among these attacks were a few that could be coming our way, if the Russians are so inclined.
In case we are wondering if the Russians only try to influence the outcome of a general election, which they did try to do in the Ukraine, they actually do much more. Among them are attacks on the state financial system that pays government employees and pensioners, attacks on the military, and partial power outages in parts of the country, including the capital. Get ready for it.
Without a deterrent strategy, which I have harped on for a number of years now, we have very little to threaten the Russians with. Ukraine has next to no chance to retaliate against enemies as sophisticated as the Russians, but we could make their lives more interesting by responding in kind, a strategy that the Obama Administration rejected.
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