Joe Biden warns he will be tough on state sponsors of cyberattacks, as U.S. suffers massive hack

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States under his leadership would join with allies to impose „substantial costs“ on adversaries who engage in cyberattacks like the massive breach of U.S. government agencies and corporations revealed earlier this month.

„A good defense isn’t enough; We need to disrupt and deter our adversaries from undertaking significant cyber attacks in the first place,“ Biden said in a statement issued by his transition team.

„We will do that by, among other things, imposing substantial costs on those responsible for such malicious attacks, including in coordination with our allies and partners. Our adversaries should know that, as President, I will not stand idly by in the face of cyber assaults on our nation.“