UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare

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UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare

Warns next war will begin with 'massive cyber attack'.

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has called for global rules to minimise the impact of electronic warfare on civilians, as massive cyber attacks look likely to become the first salvoes in future wars. Hackers, many believed to be state-sponsored groups, last year disrupted multinational ...

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