that inflicted $10 billion in damage worldwide—had assembled a botnet of hacked network devices, along with guidance on how to detect and remove the malware, known as Cyclops Blink.
The looming question is whether the executive branch's countermeasures will be enough to deter or restrict the Kremlin's most brazen cyberattack groups. But Daniel, the former Obama cyber advisor, argues that they will, at least, have some effect—that the costs they impose on Russia's hackers are worth the price for the US, even if that includes a low risk of escalation and the more significant risk of revealing sensitive intelligence sources or methods.
“They have to spend time and money rebuilding their infrastructure, and that's time and money they're not spending on disruptive activity,” Daniel says. “Even if we're forcing them to use different tradecraft, to be slower, to be more cautious, then that's an effect, right? And it reduces their operational capacity and their operational effectiveness.”
No crackdown on Russian spies.
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