appear to be state-sponsored. some of the programs that we ve seen, it is very evident that no commercial criminal sector or hacktivist would be ready to invest time and resources to such elaborate program. reporter: when former soviet republic georgia went to war with russia in 2008, the deadly battles were accompanied by hackers attacking georgian government websites. former georgian president accuses moscow of further meddling, during elections four years later. in 2012, they were heavily involved in georgian elections. they ve done seeker attacks over different time periods. they have done all kind of media provocations. they ve spread rumors, sent operatives to do all kind of dirty tricks. reporter: but russia does not have the monopoly on cyber warfare tactics. a computer virus called stuxnet was discovered in iran s nuclear facility in 2010.
than 100 cities across the country. officials in other former soviet republics like latvia say they, too, are frequently targets of their rush inneighbor. we re facing those challenges on whole fronts, information warfare goes on on a daily basis. we re facing russian propaganda and information warfare and even psychological warfare. reporter: it s not easy to pin point the source of a cyber attack. but experts here argue they appear to be state sponsored. some of the programs that we ve seen, it is very evident that no commercial, criminal sector or hakt vest would be ready to invest time and resources into such an elaborate program. reporter: when former soviet republic georgia went to war with russia in 2008, the deadly battles were accompanied by hackers attacking georgiaen government websites.