Intelligence community investigating covert Russian influence operations in the United States

[ABX]

It is interesting they are talking about the big stuff like hacks, but look at all the fake news sites that have been popping up out of Eastern Europe this election cycle too. Many with fake stories, many more infested with malware.

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.

The aim is to understand the scope and intent of the Russian campaign, which incorporates cyber-tools to hack systems used in the political process, enhancing Russia’s ability to spread disinformation....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/intelligence-community-investigating-covert-russian-influence-operations-in-the-united-states/2016/09/04/aec27fa0-7156-11e6-8533-6b0b0ded0253_story.html

[Chosen Daughter]

And nobody seemed too concerned about the Russian influence in Trumps campaign.   And the news accounts of what went on between China and Obama.  Then there is Putin the man of the week.

Man eavesdropping on Obama and Putin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6qJpCutWug