Officials use language of war, deterrence to discuss US response to suspected Russian hack

by Leandra Bernstein

Fri, December 18th 2020, 11:14 PM UTC

President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

FILE - This file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia. Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices...flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer networks and disrupt them. Potentially affected devices from an estimated 150 manufacturers range from networked thermometers to “smart” plugs and printers to office routers and healthcare appliances to components of industrial control systems. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner gestures during a rally in Richmond, Va., Saturday Oct. 31, 2020. Warner faces Republican Daniel Gade in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

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