[laplata]

If the Russians knock out all or parts of our power grid, it would be very bad.

[Nachoman]

Talk about throwing rocks in a glass house.

[arrogantsob]

Seems pretty stupid to admit this, which appears to be just a tiny step short of an Act of War.

[erkelly]

Why are we doing this? Why are we picking a fight with Russia? Why aren’t we helping them pick up the pieces of the ruins created by the Soviet empire. Why would we interfere if Russia and Germany want an oil pipeline? When the time comes and Russia attacks us, we will deserve it!

[TADSLOS]

The warning strike was authorized by U.S. Cyber Command, which was granted extended power to conduct cyber “clandestine military activity”...

So much for that whole clandestine thang.

[faithhopecharity]

this sounds insane to me

and very, very unwise

[Navy Patriot]

In early May Russia created a law that allows Russia to isolate it's self from the internet by a nationwide firewall.

It seems some are expecting this type of hacking exchanges.

Except the DNC email techies.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

I didn’t vote for a war with Russia. The opposite in fact.

Only imbeciles with a death wish want war with Russia.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Practice makes perfect.

[JonPreston]

Spam. Buy, collect and store Spam in case the lights go out.

[RFEngineer]

has to be fake news.

If you find vulnerabilities, you save their use until you need them otherwise you are merely making your potential adversary more secure.

This is tantamount to an act of war. There is no need to “prove” cyberwarfare capabilities.

When the NSA/CIA spied on journalists, they didn’t tell them. They still deny. When the NSA/CIA monitors your communications, do you think they announce it to you? Why not?

Same principles apply.

[null and void]

How can they tell?

[marktwain]

All of this is based on an article from ... The New York Times!!!

The article is vague about sources...

Who would expect that??

I see no reason to believe any of it.

[motor_racer]

Fake news

[Cvengr]

First I’ve heard of it.

We aren’t prepared for it.

[Dacula]

Maybe the Russians are responsible for the California power outages? s/

[Chauncey Gardiner]

So is this what collusion looks like?

[Wildbill22]

According to article we have not shut down their grid. Only installed very aggressive malware as a deterrent if Russia were to do the same.

Yes it is aggressive, but as long as Russia acts with reason there is no war,,,yet.
Russia needs to scale back their rhetoric and aggressive nuclear weapons programs that rival the Cold War.

[McGruff]

[American in Israel]

Fake News, super secret double probation cyber warfare does not advertise in liberal newspapers.