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Is what's often referred to as kinetic cyberattacks and that is kinetic cyberattacks can have the same result if carried out against critical infrastructure. for example, as if a bomb was dropped on a location. i mean, imagine a large scale cyber attack which shuts down the hospital or transportation or electricity. this can all lead to deaths and injuries. so, you know, we kind of don't think of cyber that way. but i think as of late we certainly are. charles, we've always talked about the russians being so good, these kind of offensive cyberattacks. i feel as though our defensive capabilitie...

Cyber attacks with the same seriousness as terrorist attacks. the government is asking companies to report cases and telling prosecutors across the country to coordinate and share technical information, all of it aimed at protecting the economy. by some estimates trillions of dollars are being lost after attacks, a price that's being passed on to you as consumers. i'll speak with a top cybersecurity expert in just a moment, but first, we begin with miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight the department of justice says it's elevating serious ransomware cases to a similar priority as terrorism. th...

Before the senate a week or two ago saying they have seen no significant decrease in russian attacks and they have every expectation that russia is going to attack us again. so the proof is in the pudding. russia is continuing their attack, they are not deterred and whatever we're doing, just isn't working. and this testimony today from rogers indicates we have not been authorized to conduct offensive cyberattacks against russia. now, we could be doing a lot defensively and it is different intelligence authorizations that are needed. but russia is offensively targeting us on our soil and we're...