Hacking the Russian Power Grid

<p>A New York Times investigation found that the United States is actively infiltrating Russia’s electric power grid. We look at what that means for the future of cyberwarfare. Guest: David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age.” For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The cyberattacks on Russia’s power grid are intended<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> partly as a warning, and partly to be poised to act</a> if a major conflict broke out between Washington and Moscow.</li><li>In response to The Times’s report, the Kremlin<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/europe/russia-us-cyberwar-grid.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> warned that American attacks could escalate into cyberwar</a>.</li></ul>