Led by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D), the senators raise concerns of potential cyber activity in the context of the current war in Ukraine, while pointing at Russia’s history of cyber activity, which includes “espionage, intellectual property theft, disinformation, propaganda, and cyberattacks” targeting the US.
Previous activity – such as the SolarWinds cyberespionage attacks and various disinformation and interference activities, including direct attempts to influence US elections – has prompted sanctions from the US government against Russian diplomats and security agents, with additional sanctions announced following the invasion of Ukraine, and retaliation operations may surface, the letter says.
