Hackers Can Be Deadlier Than Nuclear Attacks

The rising nuclear tension shows that for many people the end of humanity is approaching. A forgotten point is that cyber attacks can be much more dangerous. Even though all human beings agree on how dangerous nuclear weapons are, today's nuclear arms race has become remarkable. The United States and Russia, the two countries with the most nuclear weapons in the world, are preparing to abandon one of the most important pacts. North Korea also started nuclear missile trials again. Iran has long been remembered for nuclear weapons. Some people are afraid of a new nuclear arms race.

Although this threat is really frightening, there is another danger that is bigger and less aware. Now the world lives digitally and hackers are a much bigger threat. Even today, even in state-supported hacker attacks, the most 'data has been stolen', it is stated that external interventions can be made to electricity and water infrastructures. US and Russian hackers are mutually providing unauthorized access to each other's infrastructure systems.

If cyber attacks are targeted to vital services, deaths will not occur suddenly, such as nuclear weapons, but may cause more people to die in a given process.