Russia-Ukraine war: NYC on 'ultra-high alert' amid increased risk of Russian retaliatory cyberattack
Fox News
New York state is facing "increased risk" of cyberattack from Russian retaliators, while city agents have seen more breach attempts amid heightened tensions that have arisen from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"Russia's military attack on Ukraine's cities and buildings have happened in conjunction with cyberattacks waged on Ukraine's critical infrastructure – from its banks, to departments of government," Gillibrand told reporters at NYPD headquarters in Manhattan. "And there's no guarantee that those attacks will be limited to Ukraine. Following the sanctions that the U.S. and our allies have levied on Russia, there's an increased risk that Russia will carry out retaliatory cyberattacks, particularly against New York state infrastructure and individuals."