As the West seeks to isolate Russia by issuing measures aimed at hobbling its economy, the country might retaliate with a tool of war it has been honing for some time: state-sponsored cyberattacks. Although Russia is suspected to have launched such attacks before, the scale and scope could be much bigger this time, experts warn.

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