U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections

Re:U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections by gragas on Saturday October 08, 2016 @12:27PM (#12667496)

The Times is one of the most biased sources of media these days. Obama blamed Russia for directed hacks, while if you get past the NYTimes headline, you'll read this:

> The statement from Mr. Clapper and the Department of Homeland Security, which is primarily responsible for defending the country against sophisticated cyberattacks, said the intelligence agencies were less certain who was responsible

It's very sad, but it's getting harder and harder to trust the New York Times with anything that could have a political element lately.

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Re:U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections by fma on Saturday October 08, 2016 @12:31PM (#12667512)

We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities,” the statement said

It's very clear the official statement points their finger at Russia at authorizing the attacks. What is not clear is who did it.

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Re:U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections by gragas on Saturday October 08, 2016 @12:34PM (#12667520)

That's the official statement by the Obama administration. Mr. Clapper, who represents the agencies that actually know anything at all about the attacks, says otherwise.

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