Russia hacking
House Democrats Aren't Done Talking About the Mueller Report — Especially the Russia Hacking Details
“Our committee’s goal will be to explain to the American people the serious counterintelligence concerns raised by the Mueller Report”
Russian hackers are still probing America's critical power grid infrastructure
“There’s still a concentrated Russian cyber espionage campaign targeting the bulk of the U.S. electrical grid.”
Russian trolls tried to use Pokemon Go and “LGBT-positive sex toys” to tip the 2016 election
“The breadth of the attack included games, browser extensions, and music apps created by the IRA and pushed to targeted groups, including U.S. teenagers.”
Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina admits to conspiracy against U.S.
"Butina sought to establish unofficial lines of communication with Americans having power and influence over U.S. politics."
The Resistance in Star Wars also has to worry about Russian bots
“It is important to stress, of course, that there are also a substantial number of fans who simply think The Last Jedi is a bad film and who use social media to express their disappointment.”
Russian hackers just got caught targeting two U.S. conservative think tanks
“We are in a situation of asynchronous warfare.”
Russia might try to hack fans and players at World Cup, U.S. and U.K. warn
“If you can do without the device, don't take it.”
‘Sex huntress’ who claims to have dirt on Trump and Russia may spend years in Thai prison
She’s accusing the U.S. of a conspiracy to keep her behind bars
The Pentagon is exaggerating the impact of Russian propaganda trolls, experts say
“Although tensions with Russia are at an all-time high, the threat of retaliatory cyberattacks is overblown.”
The State Department has a secret plan to counter Russian propaganda. It may be too late.
“We’re bringing a Nerf gun to a nuclear war”
The Russian group that hacked the DNC also hit Germany’s government
Germany’s Interior Ministry publicly confirmed the cyberattack without details.
VICE News Guide to the World — Week of February 12
Mueller indicts 13 Russian nationals; Zuma steps down in South Africa; and the U.S. deals a blow to Iraq’s reconstruction