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Saturday, 01/05/2019 6:37:09 PM

Saturday, January 05, 2019 6:37:09 PM

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Mystery of the Midterm Elections: Where Are the Russians?

"...I guess Putin decided not to play in the midterms."


Workers at Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit in Redmond, Wash. A giant digital map shows cyberattack activity by the group Microsoft calls “Strontium” and others call “APT 28.”CreditCreditKyle Johnson for The New York Times

By David E. Sanger Nov. 1, 2018

WASHINGTON — Shane Huntley has seen every form of state-sponsored cyberattack, first as an Australian intelligence officer and now as director of Google’s most advanced team of threat detectors.

So when he was asked what surprised him the most about the 2018 midterm elections, his response was a bit counterintuitive. “The answer is surprisingly little on the hacking front, at least compared to two years ago.” He paused, and added: “And that reassures some people, and it scares some people.”

Continued - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/business/midterm-election-russia-cyber.html

It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”

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