There's been a lot of talk if the West does this Putin would react by waging an ongoing cyber war against the US. There's been plenty of articles about how they've been hacking US infrastructure for years now.
I think the fear of a cyber war is stopping them right now.
ANY APPEARANCE OF a new tool used by Russia's notorious, disruptive Sandworm hackers will raise the eyebrows of cybersecurity professionals braced for high-impact cyberattacks. When US and UK agencies warn of one such tool spotted in the wild just as Russia prepares a potential mass-scale invasion of Ukraine, it's enough to raise alarms.
I think the fear of a cyber war is stopping them right now.
https://www.wired.com/story/sandworm-cyclops-blink-hacking-t...
ANY APPEARANCE OF a new tool used by Russia's notorious, disruptive Sandworm hackers will raise the eyebrows of cybersecurity professionals braced for high-impact cyberattacks. When US and UK agencies warn of one such tool spotted in the wild just as Russia prepares a potential mass-scale invasion of Ukraine, it's enough to raise alarms.