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Putin Warns AI Cyberattacks Threaten Russia’s Economic Sectors

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC · How we work

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President Vladimir Putin chaired a cybersecurity meeting via video link on Oct 7, 2026.
The meeting included government ministers, security officials, Sberbank’s head and Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting was not triggered by recent Ukrainian drone attacks.
Peskov warned that weaponized artificial-intelligence technologies threaten entire economic sectors and require preparation.
The attacks damaged three Yandex data centres and one Sberbank centre.

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President Vladimir Putin chaired a cybersecurity meeting via video link on Oct 7, 2026.
The meeting included government ministers, security officials, Sberbank’s head and Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting was not triggered by recent Ukrainian drone attacks.
Peskov warned that weaponized artificial-intelligence technologies threaten entire economic sectors and require preparation.
The attacks damaged three Yandex data centres and one Sberbank centre.