World war 3: US has increased cyber attacks on Russia (Image: GETTY)
The attacks come as relations between Russia and the US remained strained and have been thrust into the spotlight in the wake of the Mueller report. According to The New York Times, the US has increased the number of cyber attacks on Russia’s grid. Moreover, two administration officials had told the newspaper that Donald Trump had not been briefed on the attacks.
Pentagon officials have also described the “broad hesitation” to tell Trump about the details of the operations against Russia.
The officials also told the New York Times that they resisted telling Trump certain pieces of information amid the fear that he may reverse the work.
The news of cyber attacks on the country comes following Trump’s announcement that there will be a further 1,000 troops deployed to Poland.
Speaking on the deployment of the additional forces, Eric Pahon, a Defense Department spokesman said: “This is about creating the infrastructure and the abilities to respond to a variety of security threats that
