Cybersecurity
Obama Options on Russian Hacks Range From Covert to Military
- Menu includes deleting bitcoin accounts and hacking companies
- U.S. response will consider ‘proportionality,’ retaliation
Obama: Russia Hacked the DNC
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President Barack Obama has vowed that the U.S. will respond to Russian hacking undertaken during the U.S. presidential campaign. Yet the public may never hear about it.
During his presidency, Obama favored a policy of deterrence when it came to responding to cyber attacks, in what U.S. officials call “naming and shaming." He’s indicted Iranian and Chinese hackers and signed an executive order allowing the Treasury Department to impose financial sanctions on hackers. He could take similar steps against Russia, which has repeatedly denied accusations of hacking.