NYT: US Targets Russian Power Grid

After news broke that the US has ramped up its digital attacks on Russia, according to a New York Times article, President Trump tweeted that the story was a "virtual act of treason by a once great paper...ALSO, NOT TRUE.”

Though there are no details of the malware that was reportedly placed inside Russia’s power grid system, the NYT reported that National Security Presidential Memoranda 13, a classified document, grants the Department of Defense (DoD) the power to conduct offensive online operations without receiving presidential approval.

Specifically, General Paul Nakasone, commander of the US Cyber Command, holds that authority to make these decisions about offensive strategies. Without confirming that the DoD is taking more aggressive measures, House minority whip Steve Scalise told Meet the Press on June 16, “I'm glad the administration has been taking aggressive actions."

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“An offensive cyber-strategy is a necessary component of a larger military and diplomatic strategy against a determined US adversary like Russia. After all, let’s not forget that Russia has been targeting US utilities for several years, at least,” said Carlos Perez, R&D practice lead at TrustedSec.

“US-CERT warned just last year about Russia’s cyber-operations against multiple US utilities. We’ve also seen Russi ..

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