Cyber-attack: Act of War or Not?

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If a cyberattack from a foreign power causes significant economic loss here in the USA, is this an act of war?

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Under the Conventions absolutely, the problem is there is no precedent.

I'm not certain N Korea did this but if state sponsored respond in kind.

It's a "provocation". Or how about an "escalation of tensions". It demands an INTELLIGENT proportionate response. What that is in the case of North Korea, is anybody's guess.

I'm guessing a stern lecture about our "deep hope" that North Korea will eventually "walk hand-in-hand with The United States into a better tomorrow".

Don't worry about the economic loss.

It can be much more catastrophic than that.

Chinese military hacker know as UglyGorilla hacked into a NE utility company last year. Didn't do anything except "explore". Thousands could be killed if someone did shut down a utility grid.

Also, with the Internet of Things (IoT), cyberattacks can do potentially even more damage.

Cyberwar is largely the future of war now.

In this case...it's a probe, to see just how much they can manipulate our policy. And a warning shot across our bow, to let us know that not only nukes can blow us to pieces.

Of course, they must know that we could offer up a monstrous cyber-response...but such would likely harm mostly their innocents. Like the Islamists...they hide behind that collateral damage and any negative publicity to be had therein. And there would be plenty for the blame-America Libs to celebrate/decry.

Between a rock and a hard place. The gloves will have to come off sooner or later, and the 'big fight' must occur. Because there is no 'Worldly' peaceful solution for responding to today's Evil...only a personal and 'Spiritual' one. Talking to Putin or North Korea would be like talking/negotiating with Al Sharpton or the aggrieved protestors up in Ferguson; their version of 'truth'/reality...is delusional.

Possibly. I feel the burden of proof would be much more complex than say Russia rolling tanks across a border. The FBI says they have evidence, but what is the evidence?

A cyber attack on a large scale would be much more destructive than sinking some battleships at Pearl Harbor so I'm gonna say yes.

We need to be proportional. I think we should do something that will slow down the development of the internet in North Korea.

Oh wait a minute....

What if Congress officially declared war, but Obama wouldn't fight it?

If a pussy arse country like North Korean attacks your cyber system and somehow manages to cripple your economy etc. You go build yourself some nuclear weapons and you repeat Nagasaki and Hiroshima. This is also what my response would have been to their threats earlier in the week.

I mean seriously that donkey eared motherfricker has turned this country into a big pussy and it's getting worse by the day.