U.S. must respond strongly to massive cyberattack
Once again, Trump is ignoring Russia while too many in Congress stay quiet.
By EDITORIAL BOARD, Star Tribune
December 21, 2020 — 5:36pm
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The scale and scope of the recently revealed computer hack of scores of federal government agencies, U.S. corporations and perhaps other targets appears to be unprecedented.
The U.S. response must be commensurate. First, an intensive investigation must determine how many entities were compromised and how much damage has been done. How did the cyberattack go undetected for nearly nine months? What can be done quickly to staunch the digital bleeding? And how can the U.S. effectively respond without triggering a self-defeating escalation?