With a history of cyberattacks, will Russia shift its vengeance to the United States?

[mystery-ak]

 March 9, 2022 8:21pm EST
With a history of cyberattacks, will Russia shift its vengeance to the United States?
New Fox Nation special 'Russia: The Cyber Threat' is available to stream now
By Maria Lencki | Fox News

As tensions continue to escalate in Ukraine, many express fears of Russia shifting its vengeance to the United States in the form of cyber warfare.

Fox Nation’s "Russia: The Cyber Threat," hosted by Kelly O'Grady, details the dark side of cyber crimes and reveals how just "a few highly calculated lines of code could cripple the infrastructure of an entire nation."

In President Biden’s State of the Union address, he provided a stark warning to Russia, cautioning them to avoid attacking U.S. industries. However, as more and more countries step up in defense of Ukraine, many fear this means impending retaliation.

Russia – which, according to cybersecurity strategist Danielle Jablanski, is capable of "the most sophisticated" cyber attacks – has previously demonstrated its dark capabilities on several occasions.

Just weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 70 government websites were targeted with threatening messages to expect worse. 

In 2015, Ukraine’s power grid was hit, leaving 230,000 residents without electricity. The hacker was able to gain remote control of the systems, effectively locking out the operator to shut off the power.

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[Kamaji]

I’m certain they will.  All Russian sites must be on the Russian-only DNS system by Friday, so they will probably launch a cyber attack at that point. 

Just make sure all of your systems are up to date and secured.  And backed up. 

[DB]

I’m certain they will.  All Russian sites must be on the Russian-only DNS system by Friday, so they will probably launch a cyber attack at that point. 

Just make sure all of your systems are up to date and secured.  And backed up.

They can simply be disconnected from the larger Internet if they decide to wage war on it. Routers have to be told where to route traffic. Remove the routing and their data goes nowhere.

[Kamaji]

They can simply be disconnected from the larger Internet if they decide to wage war on it. Routers have to be told where to route traffic. Remove the routing and their data goes nowhere.

Not so.  First, they are already disconnecting their side from the wider internet - as of Friday, all Russian sites must be using the Russian DNS system (i.e., tlds and name resolution will be controlled by Russian servers/routers).

Secondly, their teams can either proxy through on darknet systems, or simply physically relocate outside of Russia and continue to operate.

Cutting Russia itself off from the main DNS system - or even physically severing the lines - won't stop them.

[DB]

Not so.  First, they are already disconnecting their side from the wider internet - as of Friday, all Russian sites must be using the Russian DNS system (i.e., tlds and name resolution will be controlled by Russian servers/routers).

Secondly, their teams can either proxy through on darknet systems, or simply physically relocate outside of Russia and continue to operate.

Cutting Russia itself off from the main DNS system - or even physically severing the lines - won't stop them.

DNS is not the routers. DNS just translates convenient domain names to IP addresses. IP addresses go nowhere if the routers won't route the traffic. Period.

[Kamaji]

DNS is not the routers. DNS just translates convenient domain names to IP addresses. IP addresses go nowhere if the routers won't route the traffic. Period.

Whatever, chief. 

[DB]

Whatever, chief. 

I happen to be in the data communications business making hardware for that.

[Kamaji]

I happen to be in the data communications business making hardware for that.

That's nice.  But apparently that does not extend to considering that, maybe, just maybe, one would put one's elite hacking teams someplace other than the obvious place.

[DB]

That's nice.  But apparently that does not extend to considering that, maybe, just maybe, one would put one's elite hacking teams someplace other than the obvious place.

Well let's see what happens then.

The point is Russia could be disconnected from the world as a result of their state sponsored hacking if that's the avenue they choose. So what if they have some hacker crews outside their country. It is Russia who would bare the consequences of being disconnected which would be a disaster for them on many fronts.

But carry on...

[Kamaji]

Well let's see what happens then.

The point is Russia could be disconnected from the world as a result of their state sponsored hacking if that's the avenue they choose. So what if they have some hacker crews outside their country. It is Russia who would bare the consequences of being disconnected which would be a disaster for them on many fronts.

But carry on...

@DB
Ok, I was just reading about what some of the backbone companies are doing, and I will concede the point.  You are correct that Russia's cyberwarfare could be seriously compromised if the backbones cut Russia off (which they appear to be doing).  That really leaves Russia to rely on hacking teams based outside of Russia.

If their lack of logistics thinking for the land invasion can be extrapolated to, shall we say, "logistics" for cyberwarfare, perhaps they fell down on that point as well.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Why are American leaders so chicken-$h!t about the Russians?  They ruskies have been jabbing us and sucker punching us for at least 20 years.

Is it because American leaders are not capable of deterrence and counter-strike?

Are the fossils in Washington, DC, unsure how to secure the telegraph lines and the Pony Express against the Russian tasr's agression?