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3. This has been going on for a while

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 07:14 AM

Jul 2024

Brexit in the UK, the 2016 election in the USA (the current one as well, no doubt). Although Putin badly miscalculated with the Ukrainian invasion, he has certainly figured out that it is far more economical to wage a well-coordinated cyber attack on an adversary than launching a full scale military invasion. Even Cheney-Bush figured it out just in time with Iran: don’t invade them because they will shoot back.

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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull's-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections [View all] sl8 Jul 2024 OP

Same thing is being done here. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #1

republicans get lots of dirty, dark support from russia BoRaGard Jul 2024 #2

This has been going on for a while DFW Jul 2024 #3