Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Biden Needs to Respond to Russian Hacking

He has promised but not delivered retaliation for the mammoth SolarWinds cyberattack.

April 9, 2021 at 10:30 AM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Expect never-ending cyberwarfare.
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President Joe Biden is a famously nice guy. Maybe he should stop being nice, just for a while.

His administration is reportedly close to punishing Russia for a series of glaring transgressions and abuses, including the epic SolarWinds Corp. computer hack that has left governments and businesses worldwide exposed to a mammoth data breach. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, the White House may soon announce economic sanctions against individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and expel Russian diplomats from the U.S. There also may be “private talks with Russia laying out further actions the U.S. would be prepared to take.”