https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/europe/russia-us-cyberwar-grid.html
By Ivan Nechepurenko
The New York Times
June 17, 2019
MOSCOW -- 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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