Tag: Russian hacking
Fake Facebook Creators Are Getting Better At Covering Their Own Tracks
Cybersecurity experts are saying that could pose new challenges for the social media giant to deter the spread of propaganda, Reuter reported Friday.
DHS: Russian Actors Infiltrated Electric Grids, Causing Blackouts – Attack Is...
The Russian actors, under the shadowy groups Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, were able to break into electric networks with relative ease, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Congress hears sinister tale of Russia election meddling
A sinister portrait of Russia’s cyberattacks on the U.S. emerged Wednesday as current and former U.S. officials told Congress Moscow stockpiled stolen information and selectively disseminated it during the 2016 presidential campaign to undermine the American political process.
The Russians “used fake news and propaganda and they also used online amplifiers to spread the information to as many people as possible,” Bill Priestap, the FBI’s top counterintelligence official, told the Senate Intelligence committee.
A.G. Sessions pushes back against former FBI Director Comey’s testimony
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has angrily denied that there were problems related to his decision to recuse himself from the FBI’s investigation into Russian activities during the election.
Former FBI Director James Comey testified earlier before the Senate intelligence committee said he knew of reasons why it would be problematic for Sessions to remain involved in the Russia investigation, even before he recused himself.
