A TOP NATO official has warned another major cyber attack may lead to all out war as governments reel from devastating hacks.<\/p>\n
Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg made the chilling comment following a paralysing software attack that crippled governments and businesses across the globe. <\/p>\n
Mr Stoltenberg said: The attack in May and this week underlines the importance of strengthening our cyber defences and that is what we are doing. <\/p>\n
We exercise more, we share best practices and technology and we also work more and more closely with all allies. <\/p>\n
GETTY <\/p>\n
He added NATO leaders last year agreed a devastating cyberattack could be considered a threat to warrant members to trigger article 5 which states nations will actively defend an ally if they come under attack. <\/p>\n
While it is not clear where the ransomeware hack which holds data hostage until payments are made originated, officials in Ukraine laid blame squarely at Vladimir Putins feet. <\/p>\n
Kiev previously stated the Kremlin had launched similarly devastating attacks on their neighbour. <\/p>\n
GETTY <\/p>\n
Putin has an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry at his fingertips. Could this be the hardware that wages WW3? <\/p>\n
1 \/ 11 <\/p>\n
The T-90 tank: equipped with a 125mm smoothbore cannon and remote controlled anti-aircraft gun <\/p>\n
GETTY <\/p>\n
Firms in the UK said they had been crippled by the virus and foreign businesses and governments also claimed to have been hit. <\/p>\n
British defence secretary Michael Fallon took a strong stance on Tuesday and said the government would consider using military force against a country that ordered a cyber attack. <\/p>\n
The hack comes little over one month after a similar software crippled the NHS and other institutions across the globe. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Follow this link: <\/p>\n
World on brink of WW3 as NATO boss warns Putin cyber attack could trigger ARMED RESPONSE - Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A TOP NATO official has warned another major cyber attack may lead to all out war as governments reel from devastating hacks. Continue reading