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Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks

The rising nuclear tension shows that for many people the end of humanity is approaching. A forgotten point is that cyber attacks can be much more dangerous. Even though all human beings agree on how dangerous nuclear weapons are, today's nuclear arms race has become remarkable. The United States and Russia, the two countries with the most nuclear weapons in the world, are preparing to abandon one of the most important pacts. North Korea also started nuclear missile trials again. Iran has long been remembered for nuclear weapons. Some people are afraid of a new nuclear arms race.

Although this threat is really frightening, there is another danger that is bigger and less aware. Now the world lives digitally and hackers are a much bigger threat. Even today, even in state-supported hacker attacks, the most 'data has been stolen', it is stated that external interventions can be made to electricity and water infrastructures. US and Russian hackers are mutually providing unauthorized access to each other's infrastructure systems.

If cyber attacks are targeted to vital services, deaths will not occur suddenly, such as nuclear weapons, but may cause more people to die in a given process.

( 4 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks by mtmail on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:25PM (#20943170)
With good article submission and quality comments other users will upvote (click the arrow-up button). That increases the karma. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
Re:Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks by gibi555 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:24PM (#20943168)
I have the same question but the worst thing is that I am from Russia and do not understand how to navigate on this site. need karma brown 2 but point still do not understand. sorry for bad English, I write through Google translator
Re:Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks by mtmail on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:26PM (#20943196)
"I need karma" is simply not a good reason for other users to click the upvote button.
Re:Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks by InformaTec on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:19PM (#20943108)
We are the same friend.