Figures with computers and smartphones can be seen in front of the words “Cyber attack”, binary codes and the Russian flag, in this illustration, made on February 15, 2022. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic
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LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – Western governments jointly warned on Wednesday of a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure in response to sanctions imposed as a punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.
The United States’ cybersecurity agencies, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – which together form the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance – said the war could expose organizations anywhere to cybercrime.
“This activity may arise in response to the unprecedented economic costs imposed on Russia, as well as material support from the United States and US allies and partners,” the US Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a statement. your website. .
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In March, CISA said there was “intelligence development” that Russia was exploring options for potential cyberattacks. Read more
Last week, it was said that advanced hackers had shown that they could take control of a number of devices that help power plants and manufacturing plants, although the warning did not name Russia, which routinely denies carrying out cyberattacks. Read more
Wednesday’s statement also warned of the potential of cybercrime groups that have pledged to support the Russian government in carrying out digital blackmail attacks against Western targets.
“These Russian-related cybercrime groups have threatened to carry out cyber operations in retaliation for alleged cyber-offensives against the Russian government or the Russian people,” the statement said.
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Report by James Pearson; edited by Grant McCool
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