small coding mistake and they ended up shutting down the refinery instead of triggering a deadly explosion. but the experts have told us, russian hackers learn from their mistakes. o donnell: it is really interesting. and do we know is there any indication that russians are preparing for a similar cyberattack now? well, just last week the u.s. government issued a warning about a new piece of mallwear dubbed pipedream, one cybersecurity expert told us the initial targets are liquified natural gas and electric power sites sites in north america. the malware is expected to be of russian origin and it s far more advanced and versatile than what was used in saudi arabia. norah? o donnell: bill whitaker of 60 minutes, thank you. now to the weather where a rare late season nor easter is threatening to bring heavy snow and strong winds from michigan to new england. let s bring in chris warren from our partner tess weather channel. good evening, chris. good evening, norah. this is g
vladimir putin s war and russia s pro bank endemic sheen has its work cut out for. putin tries to justify the war by claiming he s liberating the ukraine from nazi rule. at fell flat. now russia trying new false claims that u.s. funded laboratories in ukraine are building biological weapons to use against russia. kind of re-tread of the wmd argument. it s a lie. there is zero evidence those laps are holding weapons. it doesn t matter. the conspiracy, nevertheless gaining steam on french foreign websites and in the u.s.. as nbc reports, one cybersecurity expert has found quote the, rhetoric on pro trump sites which has largely been anti-putin in the first days of the war that s shifted because of the violent conspiracy theory. a theory that has been actively entertain on fox news by tucker carlson. what exactly are they doing in the secret ukrainian bile apps? ukrainian is the poorest country in europe. it s hardly a hotbed of