The threat of Russian cyberwar

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🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Russia is ramping up attacks on Ukraine’s digital infrastructure. The US could be next. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to today's Explained. Russia isn't happy with the United States right now.
0:06.4	Most recently, it sent a formal warning to the Biden administration.
0:10.2	Stop sending advanced weapons to Ukraine or risk, quote, unpredictable consequences.
0:18.2	Hard to know what Putin means by that, but one thing we do know is Russia has been ramping
0:23.3	up cyber warfare in Ukraine.
0:25.8	A top Ukrainian cyber security official has confirmed to NBC News that Ukraine is once
0:30.4	again under cyber attack, and among the reported victims are banks and government websites.
0:35.3	And as Putin's frustration grows, as does the threat of cyber warfare.
0:40.4	Everybody's vulnerable, cyber activities know no sovereign boundaries, and so the United
0:45.0	States is surely going to be a potential torrent.
0:49.2	The threat of cyber warfare from Russia and how the United States isn't really ready
0:54.0	ahead on today's point.
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