America may end up fighting real war in response to cyber attack, says President Biden

Biden mentioned Russia and China as growing threats to American national security and said that the growing wave of cyberattacks, including ransomware attacks, against government agencies and private industry.

United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that if the country ends up being in a real shooting war with a major power it could be because of a significant cyberattack. Biden mentioned Russia and China as growing threats to American national security and said that the growing wave of cyberattacks, including ransomware attacks, against government agencies and private industry that US officials have linked to agents in both countries. "I think it's more than likely we're going to end up, if we end up in a war — a real shooting war with a major power — it's going to be as a consequence of a cyber breach of great consequence and it's increasing exponentially, the capabilities," Biden said during a half-hour speech while visiting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).