{"id":2029854,"date":"2023-09-12T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T20:22:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:22:36","slug":"pentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon warns of China, Russia&#8217;s cyber attacks to disrupt U.S. during war."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>China and Russia Ready to Launch \u200bDestructive Cyber Attacks on U.S.\u2062 Critical\u200d Infrastructure,\u200c Pentagon \u2064Warns<\/h2>\n<p>The latest Pentagon \u200bcyber strategy reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/communist-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> are prepared to unleash devastating \u200bcyber \u200battacks on U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of war, aiming to sow chaos and hinder \u200cmilitary mobilization.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe United States is challenged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-cybersecurity-chief-more-ransomware-attacks-coming\/\" title=\"DHS cybersecurity chief: More ransomware attacks coming\">malicious cyber actors<\/a> who seek to exploit our technological\u200b vulnerabilities and undermine our military\u2019s competitive edge,\u201d states the introduction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2023\/Sep\/12\/2003299076\/-1\/-1\/1\/2023_DOD_Cyber_Strategy_Summary.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Department \u2062of Defense Cyber Strategy<\/a>. \u201cThey target our critical infrastructure and endanger the American people. Defending against and defeating these\u2064 cyber threats is a Department of Defense imperative.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While China poses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">long-term threat<\/a>, Pentagon officials are currently\u200c more concerned about Russia.<\/p>\n<h3>Cyber \u2062Attacks in Russia-Ukraine\u200d Conflict<\/h3>\n<p>The ongoing\u200b war\u2063 between Russia and Ukraine has seen a series of cyber attacks in Eastern \u2062Europe. Russian military and intelligence units have utilized various cyber tactics to disrupt Ukrainian military logistics, sabotage\u2063 civilian infrastructure, and erode political will, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/11\/russias-cyberattacks-aim-to-terrorize-ukrainians-00077561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLITICO reported<\/a> that Russia launched 300 attacks against Ukraine\u2019s security and defense sector, 400 attacks \u200bon \u2062organizations \u200dranging from commercial and financial \u2063to telecommunications and \u2064software, and 500 \u2063attacks against government groups.<\/p>\n<p>Although these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-says-china-russia-prepared-to-launch-cyber-attacks-against-u-s-to-sow-chaos-if-war-erupts\/\" title=\"Pentagon warns of China, Russia's cyber attacks to disrupt U.S. during war.\">efforts yielded limited results<\/a>, the Pentagon report warns that the U.S. \u2064and its allies could become vulnerable to \u2062similar cyber attacks \u2063if Russia faces a\u2064 moment of crisis.<\/p>\n<h3>China and Russia&#8217;s Cyber Threats<\/h3>\n<p>According to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/cyber\/2023\/09\/12\/china-russia-will-use-cyber-to-sow-chaos-if-war-starts-pentagon-says\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=tw_at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DefenseNews<\/a>, both China and Russia possess serious\u200d cyber \u200dthreats that pose risks to\u2064 national security. However, a 2021 report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies ranked China and Russia behind the U.S. in terms of cyber power.<\/p>\n<p>Mieke Eoyang, \u2064Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber\u200d Policy, emphasized that China is the department&#8217;s &#8220;pacing challenge in the\u200b cyber domain,&#8221; while Russia poses a significant threat in cyberspace. The department continues to monitor recent activities in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE \u200cAPP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a conference\u2064 in \u2064Maryland, retired Air Force brigadier \u2064general Gregory Touhill highlighted the ongoing concerns about cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. He \u2062emphasized the \u2063need for integrated cyber capabilities alongside other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-star-general-teaching-critical-race-theory-leads-to-military-failure\/\" title=\"Three-Star General: Teaching Critical Race Theory Leads To Military Failure\">warfighting capabilities<\/a>, as cyber alone may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merkel-forever-german-leftists-want-ex-chancellor-back-for-russia-negotiations\/\" title=\"Merkel Forever! German Leftists Want Ex-Chancellor Back for Russia Negotiations\">limited utility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s Cyber Espionage<\/h3>\n<p>The report states that\u2063 the\u2062 Chinese Communist Party\u2063 views superiority in cyberspace as crucial to its theories of\u200c victory. China has engaged in espionage and theft, compromising key defense \u200dnetworks and broader U.S. critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063July, the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/chinese-hackers-spied-on-state-department-13a09f03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that \u2064Chinese hackers targeted \u2064U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and senior officials at\u200c the \u200dState Department, gaining\u200d access to email\u2063 accounts from approximately \u2062two dozen organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Air Force brigadier general\u200c Gregory \u2062Touhill emphasized that cyber attacks on critical infrastructure remain a significant concern\u2064 both domestically and \u2062abroad, including threats such as denial-of-service attacks, \u200cmalicious software, ransomware, and theft of intellectual property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China and Russia plan to launch cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure to disrupt military mobilization during times of war, states the Pentagon&#8217;s new cyber strategy. 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