Russia is believed to be planning widespread cyber-attacks on the West in part retaliation for Ukraine’s cyber-attack, which recently crippled Russia’s financial services.

“In retaliation to NATO support for Ukraine, cyberwarfare coinciding with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict will likely include focused state-level attacks against Western critical and military sectors launched by Moscow’s hacker groups,” says Craig Watt, a consultant specializing in strategic and geopolitical intelligence at cybersecurity firm Quorum Cyber.