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“We are seeing more and more nation-state activity due to the conflict in Ukraine,” said Ryan Wright, a professor specializing in cybersecurity at the University of Virginia. “With U.S. sanctions setting in, it is only a matter of time until the U.S. is targeted more directly. This may mean attacks on your personal device through ransomware but also attacks on the infrastructure such as your internet access or even the power grid.”
“We should institute an identity theft management program, which includes issuing new social security numbers for those in need,” Wright said. “I’d love to see is actually getting some laws in place to protect consumers.”