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Tag: Cyberwarfare and Defense
REvil, Hacking Group Behind Major Ransomware Attack, Disappears
REvil, blamed for some of the most audacious attacks on the United States, suddenly cannot be found — even their negotiations with victims stopped. It is unclear if Russia or America disabled them.
Biden Weighs a Response to Ransomware Attacks
The president summoned his top cybersecurity advisers to consider immediate action to disrupt Russian incursions.
After Biden Meets Putin, U.S. Exposes Details of Russian Hacking Campaign
The revelations, which dealt with a Russian espionage campaign, came after President Biden demanded that President Vladimir V. Putin rein in more destructive ransomware attacks.
Russia’s Pro-Putin Commentators Praise Biden After Summit
Cooler heads say President Biden skillfully laid the groundwork for what he can, and cannot, reasonably expect to gain from the Kremlin.
After Putin Meeting, a Biden Trait Shows Itself Again: Stubborn Optimism
The president’s insistence on an “optimistic face” could open him up to criticism. But his allies insist it’s an essential ingredient to making progress.
With Putin, Biden Tries to Forge a Bond of Self-Interest, Not Souls
Theirs seems likely to be a strained and frustrating association, one where the two leaders may maintain a veneer of civil discourse even as they joust on the international stage.
At Biden-Putin Meeting, Cyberweapons Are at Top of the Agenda
But with the ease of denying responsibility and the wide range of possible attackers, the traditional deterrents of the nuclear age no longer work.
Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security Challenge
NATO leaders expressed a new concern about China’s growing military might, signaling a fundamental shift in the attentions of an alliance devoted to protecting Europe and North America — not Asia.
Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era
The original was the work of Churchill and Roosevelt at the dawn of World War II. The new version pledges cooperation against 21st century global challenges and rivalries.