The United States is always ready to respond to threats in cyberspace.
Cyber-attacks, with which Russia allegedly trying to influence US policy and election results in Europe will increase up to 2018. With this statement made by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the White house.
Moscow, according to the publication, at the expense of cyber operations will try to bring to power in France, Germany and the Netherlands Pro-Russian parties like the national front of marine Le Pen. However, even in the event of the failure of this strategy, according to WSJ, a hacking attack will exacerbate the internal situation in these countries, which will force their government to focus on solving their own problems. This should lead to a mitigation of the regime of anti-Russian sanctions and diplomatic isolation of Moscow, and will also prepare a favorable one for the election of the President of the Russian Federation in 2018.
In addition, due to the theft and publication of emails of Moscow, according to sources of The Wall Street Journal, is trying to “discredit the American electoral system, forcing her to look manipulated, susceptible to manipulation and fraud”, which would undermine the trust of citizens. Thus in the case of criticism of the presidential elections in Russia from Washington, Moscow will be able to respond with the phrase “you yourself are not better.”
One of the sources in the White house stressed that the US believes this scenario is “a long-term challenge” that will have to deal with not only the United States but also Europe.
November 4, NBC News, citing its sources reported that the us military hackers broke into the Russian national grid, telecommunications networks and the “Kremlin control.” It was noted that harm could be caused if Washington deems it necessary.
The representative of the national security Council the White house mark Stroh, commenting on this information, stressed that the United States is always ready to respond to threats in cyberspace. The report also responded to the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov and Russian foreign Ministry.
In early November, U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry said that the decision about the response to the Russian cyber-attacks on American servers has long been accepted by President Barack Obama.
Before it was reported that the us administration is considering the possibility of an unprecedented secret cyber operations against Russia. According to intelligence sources, the CIA was asked to provide options for the implementation of a large-scale operation aimed at discrediting “the Kremlin leadership”.
