US businesses have been told to increase security, with fears that the Russian government could be planning cyber attacks.
In a statement late on Monday, US President Joe Biden said businesses have a “patriotic obligation” to protect themselves, adding that they should “harden (their) cyber defences immediately”.
Mr Biden said that the warning was based on “evolving intelligence Russia may be planning a cyber attack against us”.
Oil storage tanks were attacked in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Pic: ©2022 Maxar Technologies
“The magnitude of Russia’s cyber capability is fairly consequential and it’s coming,” he said, adding that everyone needed to “do their part to meet one of the defining threats of our time”.
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Mr Biden will travel to Europe this week, attending a summit with NATO allies and other leaders in Brussels, and visiting Poland, which has taken in more than two million Ukrainian refugees.
Key developments:
• The US Pentagon said it will help Ukrainian officials gather evidence of Russian war crimes, with spokesman John Kirby saying there is “clear evidence” such crimes are being committed
• Video emerged appearing to show Russian soldiers using stun grenades and firing in the air at anti-occupation protesters in the city of Kherson, which was taken by the Russians early in the war
• Talks between Russia and Ukraine are continuing by video but little progress is being made. The Kremlin continues to demand Ukraine surrender and declare itself neutral
• The Ukrainian government said about 3,000 people were evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday but those left behind continue to face severe shortages of food and…
Source : skynews
