U.S. agencies use sanctions announcement as opportunity to shed light on Russia’s cyber operations. Russia responds to sanctions by expelling 10 US diplomats and blacklisting eight officials, according to the Washington Post. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies involvement in SolarWinds supply chain attack, election disinformation campaigns. National Security Agency, FBI, CISA and FBI issue joint advisory on five top Russian cyber vulnerabilities. Security experts and analysts say previous sanctions have failed to deter Russian cyber activities. The Biden administration is betting that sanctions will help deter the country’s cyber attacks.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-pulls-back-curtain-on-russian-cyber-operations-a-16419