Breaking NYT: Russia hacked into U.S. computer networks in recent days - updated

[sunonmars]

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American officials did not make clear what Russia planned to do, but they said its operations would be intended to help President Trump, potentially by exacerbating disputes around the results, especially if the race is too close to call.

[NightWatcher]

1. Frightening! The same group that has been attacking our infrastructure

Imagine if they knocked out our power grid at noon on Election Day for a week or so....

The horrors that they could commit, yikes.

What are the soviets going to do to us?

[LisaL]

5. If Russia were to knock out power on election day, Trump will lose bigly.

Democrats have been early voting much more so than Republicans. So if election day voting is down, Trump will lose bigly.

[durablend]

9. He'd claim fraud and illegitimate election

Then bomb Iran as retaliation.

[JanMichael]

14. They are not the "soviets" anymore.

They are far right scum-sucking fascists now.

[NightWatcher]

15. Putin wants to put the union back together again

Plus I'm trying to rekindle that 1980's Soviet hating we had going on here. Rocky IV, Rambo.....

We stopped fighting the Cold War and they didn't.

[JanMichael]

20. No he does not. They are not Communists anymore.

It is a fiction.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Yeah, darnit, I predicted they would hack into and shut us down, or get into all of

our banks and steal all our money throwing us into chaos beyond imagination. If they cant get into banks they will just shut down our power or internet, if they can they will, that is for sure.

Whatever happens bad cant happen without the help of the GOP, our enemy now big time.

Buckle up, it is gonna be bad. Real bad. GOP working side by side with RUSSIA will shut our systems down, chaos...

We can survive but we have to be prepared.

Wait, no, they wouldnt go that far?

[Blaukraut]

3. The US should preemptively knock out the Russians' grid on election day

I'm sure they have that capability.

[lagomorph777]

17. Had it, before Trump gave them the codes to disable it.

[Brainfodder]

4. Try kicking them out?

DUH!

[Awsi Dooger]

6. The FBI certainly knew this last night

Yet focused on Iran instead, and laughable assertion of anti-Trump

[Mike 03]

18. On Jake Tapper (CNN) last hour an expert on this described

Iran's cyber capabilities as those of "a good high school baseball team"

and described Russia's capabilities as "the L.A. Dodgers."

[Mike 03]

7. Two paragraphs from the article:

The discovery of the hacks came as American intelligence agencies, infiltrating Russian networks themselves, have pieced together details of what they believe are Russia’s plans to interfere in the presidential race in its final days or immediately after the election on Nov. 3. Officials did not make clear what Russia planned to do, but they said its operations would be intended to help President Trump, potentially by exacerbating disputes around the results, especially if the race is too close to call.

There is no evidence that the Russians have changed any vote tallies or voter registration information, officials said. They added that the Russian-backed hackers had penetrated the computer networks without taking further action, as they did in 2016. But American officials expect that if the presidential race is not called on election night, Russian groups could use their knowledge of the local computer systems to deface websites, release nonpublic information or take similar steps that could sow chaos and doubts about the integrity of the results, according to American officials briefed on the intelligence.

In 2016 Russia's cyber attack teams laid the groundwork for some election interference that they never implemented. Some of that information, according to Peter Strzok, is still classified.

[regnaD kciN]

10. "...deface websites..."

Hope DU's security is a lot better this time than last.

[obamanut2012]

12. yup

[58Sunliner]

19. They could also change vote totals, wipe them out etc....

There would not be any evidence. And that assertion that they have not done so? Prove it. Georgia wiped their system rather than have it examined.

[Blue Owl]

8. Sounds like Russia is listening

n/t

[Klaralven]

11. We could shut down the TransAtlantic and TransPacific cables for a day on 11/3.

[Cha]

13. JHC!

[octoberlib]

16. From the article:

The discovery of the hacks came as American intelligence agencies, infiltrating Russian networks themselves, have pieced together details of what they believe are Russia’s plans to interfere in the presidential race in its final days or immediately after the election on Nov. 3. Officials did not make clear what Russia planned to do, but they said its operations would be intended to help President Trump, potentially by exacerbating disputes around the results, especially if the race is too close to call.

There is no evidence that the Russians have changed any vote tallies or voter registration information, officials said. They added that the Russian-backed hackers had penetrated the computer networks without taking further action, as they did in 2016. But American officials expect that if the presidential race is not called on election night, Russian groups could use their knowledge of the local computer systems to deface websites, release nonpublic information or take similar steps that could sow chaos and doubts about the integrity of the results, according to American officials briefed on the intelligence.

Some U.S. intelligence officials view Russia’s intentions as more significant than the announcement Wednesday night by the director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, that Iran has been involved in the spreading of faked, threatening emails, which were made to appear as if they came from the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group.

[58Sunliner]

21. Who are we kidding?? There is a reason the pukes are going to shove that witch through.

The witch, the armed guards they have tried to place, the hacks, they want to throw the election. Putin poisons people to shut them up. He isn't hacking for nothing. What will we do if that comes to pass?