Attacking infrastructure is an act of war. In 2011 the Pentagon took this stance on cyber warfare: “For the first time, the Pentagon has decided that cyber att

Attacking infrastructure is an act of war. In 2011 the Pentagon took this stance on cyber warfare: “For the first time, the Pentagon has decided that cyber attacks constitute an act of war, reports The Wall Street Journal. The U.S. military drafted a classified 30-page document concluding that the U.S. may respond to cyber attacks from foreign countries with traditional military force, citing the growing threat of hackers on U.S. infrastructure such as subways, electrical grids or nuclear reactors.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/pentagon-cyber-attacks-act-war/351239/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/penta...