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US Election Meddling May Just Be Russian Payback - How Can - or Should - the US Respond?
August 25, 2016
The hacking and intrusions directed against U.S. political parties and government election authorities has caused deep concern in the U.S. The Washington Post reported on Sept. 5 that the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating whether the intrusions are part of a broad covert campaign by Russia intended to undermine the U.S. elections in November.
The case against Russia is far from complete. While several private computer security firms have said the attacks against the Democratic Party organizations and Hillary Clinton’s campaign have forensic clues that link to actors believed to be Russian, it’s still a fuzzy picture. Other experts have cautioned that stronger evidence is needed