4 April 2015

Obama Opens New Front in Cyberwar With Fresh Sanctions Framework

BY ELIAS GROLL
APRIL 1, 2015

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama unveiled a sweeping new executive order handing himself power to sanction individuals and entities responsible for carrying out cyber attacks against U.S. targets. And on a conference call with reporters, one of his key lieutenants admitted that it was the cyberattack allegedly carried by North Korea on Sony that convinced the White House of the need for such a measure.

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