NATO warns of Russian sabotage files and cyber attacks in Europe!

NATO warns of Russian sabotage files and cyber attacks in Europe!

Brüssel, Belgien - NATO is under pressure in view of the latest developments in the international conflict environment. The foreign ministers of the 32 NATO member countries recently expressed sharp concerns about military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that Russia supports North Korea in its rocket and nuclear programs, while in return it receives troops and weapons. This increases the risk that the North Korean regime is aggressive against regional neighbors such as South Korea and Japan. Rutte warned that this dynamic could not only destabilize the Korean peninsula, but also represents a threat to the United States, since the regime in Pyongyang may be able to develop long -range missiles that could be the goal of European and American cities, such as n-tv reported.

In a separate but related context, a rank-high NATO civil servant was concerned about an increase in sabotage files and cyber attacks that primarily assume Russia. There is a risk that Russia, together with China and Iran, will increasingly use hybrid attack techniques to cause physical and cybernetic damage in NATO countries. The official indicated that Russia is specifically focused on critical infrastructures such as industrial control systems and underwater pipes to cause disorders in the alliance. In this context, special attention is paid to a recently severe cyber attack on Albania, which has caused massive damage and was probably carried out by Iran, as from Iran, as from the Zeitung reported.

reaction of NATO

In order to react to the concerns of worrying, the NATO countries will decide to revise their strategy to combat hybrid threats. This includes an increased exchange of secret service information and improved protective measures for critical infrastructures. Furthermore, a focus is on the planned development of a fleet of sea monitoring drones in order to monitor potential sabotage actions in European waters. The upcoming measures are in the context of an alarming intensification of attacks and a persistent war in Ukraine, where the influence of Russia and the support of North Korea's military potential are particularly important.