More cases of Russian cyberattacks come to light

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/CBS News

U.S. government officials have been notified of new cases of attempted or potentially successful cyber intrusions, CBS News has learned.

Officials would not go into specifics or reveal the number of new cases. But the revelation raises concerns that Russian cyberattacks have been more extensive than originally thought. Since the U.S released a report on election-related cyberattacks on Thursday, a government official said more cases have come to light, CBS News’ Justice and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.

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Monday’s revelation about new cases of attempted or potentially successful cyber intrusions came just days after the Obama administration announced a series of actions in response to what the White House called “the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election.” In addition to sanctions announced on Thursday, 35 Russian diplomats have been expelled from the United States.

While President Obama and most congressional Republicans have denounced Russia for its alleged election interference, President-elect Donald Trump has been reluctant to do so, even after FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper backed the CIA’s judgment that Russia interfered. The CIA said in December it has high confidence that Russians tried to influence the election and that they favored Mr. Trump.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/more-cases-of-russian-cyberattacks-come-to-light/ar-BBxPk5d

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The cover-up begins on January 20th with intelligence officials being paraded before cameras insisting that there was no Russian hacking.

[KT2000]

1. they will magically stop 1/20/2017

I just can't believe the trump voters are not upset about this. Wonder how much they will put up with so they won't feel stupid for voting for him.

[Blue Shoes]

7. A lot.

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance|

[KT2000]

20. there will be no reaching them

if they are caught up in such mental stress.

[lancelyons]

8. Trump can put USA in the toilet and trump supporters would say they always wantd to be in the toilet

They reserve the right to change their story.

[2naSalit]

25. They will never stop blaming Obama, ever.

Every unfortunate thing that has ever happened and has yet to come in the history of the planet is now and forevermore to be blamed on HRC or BHO or both.

[Amaryllis]

18. Remember most of them are Fox "news" consumers and live in an alternate reality.

They most likely won't even hear about it. We live in parallel universes that don't intersect.

[C Moon]

21. I don't think they'll stop. I believe they are practicing for something bigger.

[KT2000]

22. what I meant is that

they will be still be hacking while working with trump and we will never hear about such things after he is in office.

[C Moon]

24. Sorry. I just didn't want to keep reposting my paranoid view...

I keep saying that I think Trump will need a "911" to gain US support for his hateful acts.
And his 911 will be a cyber attack.
That's what I meant.

[Turbineguy]

2. Basically, they've tried to get into everything.

And why not? I suspect they were ready to change vote counts but it turned out to be not needed. The republicans with the aid of a self-destructive electorate did their work for them.

Actually, the Russians are more to be trusted than the republicans.

[mopinko]

14. i think they stole it the old fashioned way.

still would like to see an voting overlay of his stops in all those little podunk towns w similar towns he didnt visit.
i suspect they spread around plenty of grease. in fact, i think that was the whole point. he wasnt looking for votes, he was looking for marks.
prolly showed a little muscle too, cuz drumph.

[ffr]

3. Still waiting for a judge of a higher authority to step in and remove tRump as PEOTUS

Yellow flag penalty.

Sorry. All you Rethugs. No you didn't win fairly, so fuck off. We're putting the people's representatives in charge instead.

Oh how I'd love to wake up to that day!

[notdarkyet]

4. Me too. Sighhhhh. Nt

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Sounds like we have a few Republicans caught up in this.

Is this the reason why Ryan asked for a Ethics Rule Change asap. Oh My.

[ronnie624]

6. "Officials would not go into specifics or reveal the number of new cases."

No evidence?

Bummer.

[TomCADem]

9. Trump spokesman: No proof Russian hacking influenced U.S. election

So, Donald Trump is telling the truth?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-cyber-idUSKBN14M13V

No evidence has emerged to suggest Russian hacking influenced the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and it would be irresponsible to jump to conclusions before receiving a final intelligence report, Donald Trump's spokesman said on Monday.

"There is zero evidence that they influenced the election," Sean Spicer told Fox News.

Due to become White House press secretary when Trump enters the White House on Jan. 20, Spicer told CNN the president-elect would see the intelligence report once it was completed later this week. On Saturday, Trump warned against being quick to pin the blame on Russia for the hacking of U.S. emails.

"The idea that we're jumping to conclusions before we have a final report is irresponsible," Spicer told CNN.

[ronnie624]

11. Not only is it well known that the CIA tells lies,

the dissemination of false propaganda has always been part of its mission, which it has been fulfilling since long before Trump was elected president.

I never believe anything the CIA says, without evidence.

[TomCADem]

12. Trump claims with no evidence that Democrats made up report of Russian campaign hack

Well, do you agree with Trump that the CIA reports were really orchestrated by the Obama administration to cover-up for Democrat's shame in losing the election? Also, what about the other U.S. agencies who concur in this assessment?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bipartisan-senators-vow-unite-foreign-cyberattacks-article-1.2906894

President-elect Donald Trump won't blame Russia for a reported hack into the presidential campaign — but he will blame Democrats.

Trump said Sunday, citing no evidence, he believes the CIA report of a Russian cyberattack could be conspiracy cooked up by Democrats as "another excuse" for their Election Day loss.

His baseless blame came as his GOP supporters continued casting doubt on the CIA's findings — while some senators called for a Kremlin crackdown.

"I think the Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country," Trump said on "Fox News Sunday" about the report.

[ronnie624]

13. US intellegence agencies have a track-record of lying,

and there is no evidence for the claims being made now.

They are confirming your political biases. If they were saying the opposite, I strongly suspect you wouldn't believe a word of it.

Believing things without corroboration, is not logical.

[TomCADem]

16. CNN: Donald Trump taking intel briefings only once a week

Well, given that "US intellegence agencies have a track-record of lying," would you agree with Trump that there really isn't much need for him to get intelligence briefings given this track record?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/intelligence-briefings-trump/

Donald Trump is getting the President's Daily Brief on average only once a week, according to a US official with knowledge of situation.

President Barack Obama and other key national security policymakers currently receive the brief six days a week, according to the CIA website.

Trump has attracted some criticism for not regularly participating in national security briefings as regularly as past leaders preparing to occupy the White House. Insiders say that rapid changes in the world's security situations require the American leader to be as up to date as possible.

"The pace at which he's getting them is below the norm," said David Priess, author of "The President's Book of Secrets," a history of the so-called "PDB." "Most Presidents-elect, once they've chosen to get them, have chosen to get daily or near daily sessions, reading the daily brief and discussing it with briefers."

[pangaia]

19. Well, you better believe them this time..

Because, the Czechs know it.
The Estonians know it.
The Latvians know it.
The Lithuanians know it.
The Finns know it.
The Swedes know it.
The Norwegians know it.
The Germans know it.
The Ukrainians know it, oh boy do they know it.

Would you like me to go on?

[ronnie624]

23. Or, more specifically, their intelligence agencies 'know' it. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Couriers would prevent the problem

At least according to the Twitter Shitter.

[C Moon]

15. Trump will continue to ignore these threats...

and he'll have his "911-style" cyber attack—in an attempt to give him the American public's confidence.
I hope just the opposite happens and he is kicked out of the White House.

[moondust]

17. With a little imagination

it's not too hard to visualize a scenario in which a Republican "operative/plant/mole" inside a voting machine company may have secretly worked for years with somebody on the outside with some technical skills (like Russians?) on how to gain access to vote tabulators in a few key states (like Walker's Wisconsin and Snyder's Michigan?) and fudge the numbers in upcoming elections. Perhaps Republicans in Congress have known for a couple years that they likely had the next election(s) in the bag because of their "special project" and thus felt safe from any voter backlash for refusing to do their jobs like confirming a SCOTUS nominee or do anything for the good of anybody but themselves.



(Couldn't find an active Creative Speculation group.)

[DeminPennswoods]

26. Former Amb McFaul nailed it

He was on All In with Ari Melber last night. They talked about the Russia sanctions, hacking, Trump's denial, etc. McFaul said plainly that Trump is denying Russian involvement because Trump knows if he agrees, then he de-legitimizes himself and his presidency. That simple.