Russians Hacking the Electrical Grid

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Originally Posted by whell

WaPo was so breathlessly excited that they might have a way to regain some shred of credibility that they rushed out the story without bothering to check some elemental facts. Typical.

From the article:

Burlington Electric said in a statement that the company detected a malware code used in the Grizzly Steppe operation in a laptop that was not connected to the organization’s grid systems. The firm said it took immediate action to isolate the laptop and alert federal authorities.

Friday night, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) called on federal officials “to conduct a full and complete investigation of this incident and undertake remedies to ensure that this never happens again.”

“Vermonters and all Americans should be both alarmed and outraged that one of the world’s leading thugs, Vladimir Putin, has been attempting to hack our electric grid, which we rely upon to support our quality-of-life, economy, health, and safety,” Shumlin said in a statement. “This episode should highlight the urgent need for our federal government to vigorously pursue and put an end to this sort of Russian meddling.”

Anything non-truthful there? After futilely searching for anything untruthful in the above excerpt, point me to what is untruthful in this FBI report on Russian hacking efforts, tovarich.

https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/defaul...-2016-1229.pdf

It seems you and Trump don't believe anything the intelligence agencies say, but do believe in the findings of non-existent Trump investigators in Hawaii who discovered Obama was born in Kenya. Does it hurt your head to carry water for Trump and his profound stupidity?

Meanwhile, your fearless leader said “I know a lot about hacking and... I know things that other people don't know." This is the same guy who knows more about ISIS than the generals.