(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Washington, Mar. 17 (Petra)-- The US government has accused Russia of remotely targeting the US power grid, as part of its newly unveiled sanctions on the country.
The Department of Homeland Security released details of what it called a multi-stage effort by Russia to target specific government entities and critical infrastructure.
The U.S. administration announced extensive sanctions against Russia on Thursday morning, which included sanctions on the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm that produced divisive political posts on American social media platforms during the 2016 presidential election.
According to the DHS, Russia accessed US government networks by initially targeting with malware small commercial third-party networks that were less secure.
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