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Homeland Security

As War In Ukraine Drags On, Mandiant Warns West Could Become Target Of Cyber-Attacks

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 4th, 2022

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As War In Ukraine Drags On, Mandiant Warns West Could Become Target Of Cyber-Attacks

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Before the military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, there were multiple cyber-attacks against the Ukrainian government and private sector, and as the war continues Russia may conduct more “destructive or disruptive cyber-attacks” against the government and various critical infrastructures and eventually could spread to Western and NATO countries depending on how long sanctions and other actions against Russia go on, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant [MNDT) warns in a new report. Moreover, Russian-backed threat actors could also target entities that…

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