Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 26, 2019

SCMP/Washington Post: US military to target sensitive data of Russia’s elite as cyberwarfare gets personal

* US Cyber Command will target Russian senior leadership and elites if alleged 2020 US election interference does not stop
* Possible targets would likely not include President Vladimir Putin, as this would be too provocative

US military cyber officials are developing information warfare tactics that could be deployed against senior Russian officials and oligarchs if Moscow tries to interfere in the 2020 US elections through hacking election systems or sowing widespread discord, according to current and former US officials.

One option being explored by US Cyber Command would target senior leadership and Russian elites, though likely not President Vladimir Putin, which would be considered too provocative, said the current and former officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity. The idea would be to show that the target’s sensitive, personal data could be hit if the interference did not stop, though officials declined to be more specific.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 26, 2019











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