{"id":45440,"date":"2022-02-24T23:20:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/cyberwarfare-looms-as-russia-shells-invades-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T23:20:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T23:20:13","slug":"cyberwarfare-looms-as-russia-shells-invades-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/cyberwarfare-looms-as-russia-shells-invades-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberwarfare looms as Russia shells, invades Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be followed by an escalation in cyberwarfare with the West, experts have warned.<\/p>\n

After Ukraine’s computers were attacked, Russia will put Western systems and platforms in its sights to influence citizens and extract intelligence as deeper sanctions are imposed by the US, UK, and the European Union, it is feared.<\/p>\n

“We expect to see probably beyond just Ukraine, disinformation to target Western audiences and cyberespionage against key NATO members, as Russia tries to understand the next moves when it comes to sanctions or other steps that Western governments will play,” Luke McNamara, principal analyst at cybersecurity consulting firm Mandiant, told The Register<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The US on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Russia\u2019s banking and financial sectors, and also implemented “unprecedented export control measures\u201d to cut \u201coff more than half of Russia\u2019s high-tech imports,\u201d the White House said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This round of sanctions, in response to Thursday’s conflict, will restrict Russia’s access to vital technology, hurt the industrial base, and undercut \u201cRussia\u2019s strategic ambitions to exert influence on the world stage,\u201d the White House said. Specific details on the tech export control measures weren\u2019t available at time of writing, though US President Joe Biden is willing<\/a> to cut chip exports to Vladimir Putin’s nation.<\/p>\n