The President of the United States reproached Russia, in a speech delivered on Tuesday July 27 to the intelligence services, of seeking to disrupt the American legislative elections of 2022 by spreading the ” disinformation “.
“Look at what Russia is already doing with the 2022 elections and disinformation. It is an outright violation of our sovereignty ”, he said during a trip to the office of the directorate of national intelligence near Washington, referring to information he receives on the subject during a daily briefing.
The American president also attacked his Russian counterpart. Vladimir Poutine “Has a real problem, he’s the head of an economy that has nuclear weapons and oil wells, and nothing else”, said Joe Biden. And to add: “It makes him even more dangerous, in my opinion. “
Concern about the escalation of cyber attacks
The American president also expressed his concern at the intensification of cyber attacks, including through ” ransomware “, which consist of breaking into an entity’s networks to encrypt its data, then demanding a ransom, most often in bitcoins, in exchange for the decryption key.
“If we find ourselves at war, in a real armed war, with another great power, it will be because of a cyberattack”, he assured.
In the fall of 2022, the so-called “mid-term” elections are due to be held in the United States, during which all the seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the seats in the Senate are renewed.
The United States recently blamed China for the massive hacking of Microsoft’s Exchange messaging services in March, and the White House has also repeatedly called on Russia to act against “ransomware” attacks. from its ground.
