Posted on 01/01/2017 11:16:54 AM PST by ColdOne
Federal authorities see no signs that hackers breached Vermont's electric grid using suspected Russian malware that infected a power company's laptop, the Department of Homeland Security said tonight.
"While our analysis continues, we currently have no information that indicates that the power grid was penetrated in this cyber incident,” J. Todd Breasseale, DHS's assistant secretary for public affairs, told POLITICO in a statement.
The discovery of the malware, first reported Friday by The Washington Post, inspired immediate concern that suspected Russian cyber-assaults against the United States had spread to the electric power supply, one of the nation's most sensitive potential targets. But the Burlington Electric Department, a city-owned utility, later clarified that the laptop had not been connected to the power system
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DHS gets paid for this useless “investigation”? Defund them, they are useless.
Washington Post=’s Bezos
So, basically, more fake news from the fake-news MSN.
I mean “fake-news MSM,” of course.
I see, ... some power company flunky was watching porn on a company laptop, so the Russians hacked Vermont's power grid, ... righto, Sherlock.
Retraction by walpo in 3. 2. 1. Never
Go figure. Just yesterday, WaPo published: “Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say”:
Then the rest of the fake stream media republished this nonsense verbatim without any fact-checking of their own.
Every day, I’m more and more convinced that the National Enquirer is a more credible news source than 99.99% of the fake stream media.
Shee-dawg, these Pravda-like propagandists will double-down.
Mark my words.
they are claiming the malware has’ fingerprint signatures’ of russia- look for the DHS to change their tune after dear leader orders them to- because come hell or high water- dear leader is bound and determined to blame the election loss on the russians
Can’t wait until the Russians hack the Amazon Delivery Drone Fleet and the Robots they use at their Distribution Locations.
Evidence? EVIDENCE!!? We don’t need no stinking evidence to make up fake news!
No evidence that Hussein is not a muzzie.
My local 24 hour news channel in Tampa (owned by the cable company) is still running with the Russians hacked the power grid story.
If they really wanted to inflict Havok, hack the billing system.
Lower the rates to 10% of current charges.
Different effect, but way more interesting.
The damage from this ‘fake news’ has been done... this lie backs up the first lie. What lie? The lie used to ‘help democrats and hurt Trump.
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