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Expert Sees 'Dramatic Increase in Cyber Intrusions'; White House Seeks De-Escalation Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 24, 2021 Ukraine has blamed Russia for launching hack attacks in 2015 and 2016 that crashed parts of the country's power grid in the dead of winterCybersecurity experts are warning that an increasing tempo of Russian intelligence and disinformation operations suggests a prelude to an invasion of eastern Ukraine.
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Russia has moved 175,000 soldiers to its border with Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has continued to criticize NATO and Ukraine's plans to join the organization.
"We have made it clear that NATO's move to the east is unacceptable," Putin said at a Thursday press conference. "The United States is standing with missiles on our doorstep. Is it an excessive requirement not to install shock systems at our house? How would the Americans react if missiles were placed at the border with Canada or Mexico?"
The White House says it's closely monitoring the moves by Moscow, together with the CIA, National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.
"We are continuing to watch closely Russia's alarming movement of forces and deployments along the border with Ukraine," a senior White House official said Thursday in a background briefing with reporters.
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