The cyberattacks carried out by Syria last week were much more broad than initially
reported, and they amounted to a warning shot of the retaliation the U.
S.
could expect
if it should attack.
Subsequent attacks would most likely go after U.
S....
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The cyberattacks carried out by Syria last week were much more broad than initially
reported, and they amounted to a warning shot of the retaliation the U.
S.
could expect
if it should attack.
Subsequent attacks would most likely go after U.
S.
infrastructure,
and given how fragile it is and the likelihood Iran or North Korea would help out, the
result could be massive.
As I write this, the U.
S.
has deployed a battle group to Syria in preparation for a missile
strike against the government there, and Russia has deployed what appears to be a
counter force.
What most seem not to be factoring in is that Syria has already fired its
warning shot with attacks on Twitter and The New York Times, at least.
I say "at least," because reporting of attacks isn t comprehensive, and other attempts
may have failed, so Syria s first strike may have been far larger than initially reported.
(Related cyber-attack updates.
)
The U.
S.
has a tendency to overreact, and it is clear there s insuffici
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