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At what point are all the China/Russia vs USA cyberattacks considered a "war"?

• elliekelly 5y ago
  If this pipeline was shut down through any other means I think it undoubtedly would be considered an act of war. I guess because everyone does it no one wants to be the first to label it an act of aggression.
  • atkailash 5y ago
    Unless I missed something, the shutdown wasn’t caused directly by the attack, but in response to. It’s a subtle but important distinction.
• ta988 5y ago
  When someone's tit is much bigger than the tat that caused it. Also US probably doesnt want to get into a war with US (and China neither) but both want to mess with the other just below the larger conflict level.
• dakial1 5y ago
  My guess is that cyberattacks are threated the same way as spying, so they would deal with these things silently and violently (for the operators), but never generate a straight out war.
  • ackbar03 5y ago
    That's a good comparison. Thanks
  • dylan604 5y ago
    Also known as Cold War.
  • lazide 5y ago
    Harder to be dealing with operators violently when they’re safe at a desk in territory you don’t control though. Next up - targeted assassinations of computer dudes?
• boomboomsubban 5y ago
  First, there is absolutely nothing in this article saying who is responsible for this attack. Second, at most it's part of the economic warfare that the US openly engages in.
• shillforhumanty 5y ago
  Right? If blowing up a nuclear plant wasn't enough, what's it gonna take already damn?! We want blood! We want blood!