The American president accused, Tuesday, July 27, to Russia of seeking to disrupt the legislative elections of 2022 in the United States by spreading the ” disinformation “, in an address to the intelligence services.
“Look at what Russia is already doing with the 2022 elections and the disinformation. It is an outright violation of our sovereignty ”, he said during a trip to the Office of the Directorate of National Intelligence near Washington, referring to information he receives on the subject during a daily briefing.
The US president also attacked his Russian counterpart. Vladimir Poutine “Has a real problem, he’s the head of an economy that has nuclear weapons and oil wells and nothing else”, Joe Biden said, adding: “That makes him even more dangerous in my opinion.”
Concern about the escalation of cyber attacks
The American president also expressed his concern at the intensification of cyber attacks, including through ” ransomware “, which consist of breaking into an entity’s networks to encrypt its data, then demanding a ransom, most often in bitcoins, in exchange for the decryption key.
“If we find ourselves at war, in a real armed war, with another great power, it will be because of a cyber attack”, he assured.
In the fall of 2022, the so-called elections will be held in the United States. “Mid-term”, during which all the seats in the House of Representatives and one third of the seats in the Senate are renewed.
The United States recently blamed China for the massive hack in March against Microsoft’s Exchange messaging services, and the White House has also repeatedly called on Russia to act against attacks on the Internet. ” Ransomware “ carried out from its soil.
