US intel officials say Russia targeting midterms

[shockedcanadian]

Look, why is this so hard for some to understand. EVERY country interferes. Does CNN interfere in the election if they avoid Democratic abuses and talk about Trump negatively 95% of the time?

Just how do they meddle? All via social media? Is MSNBC and CNN interfering in American National Security by speaking so fondly of the North Korean leaders sister?

I don't like Russia or China as much as the next guy, but I am baffled that they refuse to talk about any emperical study or research that illustrates how many votes Russia cast.

The alarm bells go off and I have to think that somehow their refusal to talk about collusion means they are hacking and/or actually casting fake votes in elections. How else and for what other reason would they be so adement about this? If this is the case, change the voting system and tell the world what happened. Otherwise, it's all a communications war, all nations do it. Clinton had the entire world, and apparently based on CNN and others, Trump had Russia. So, somehow Russia overwhelmed them and all these celebrities to ensure Trump won?

I am in Trumps camp on this one, put up or shut up. You want Trump to get serious about this, then charge them with collusion or clear him. Some might suggest this is being done to continue to cast a cloud, and just before election day there will be a steady stream of "Russian collusion information" coming from the Mueller investigation. This is not The American Way!

 

[depotoo]

NBC gets called out-

DHS Statement On NBC News Coverage Of Election Hacking

DHS Statement On NBC News Coverage Of Election Hacking
Release Date:
February 12, 2018


For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON - Today, Jeanette Manfra, National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, released the following statement regarding the recent NBC news coverage on the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to combat election hacking.

“Recent NBC reporting has misrepresented facts and confused the public with regard to Department of Homeland Security and state and local government efforts to combat election hacking. First off, let me be clear: we have no evidence – old or new - that any votes in the 2016 elections were manipulated by Russian hackers. NBC News continues to falsely report my recent comments on attempted election hacking – which clearly mirror my testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee last summer – as some kind of “breaking news,” incorrectly claiming a shift in the administration’s position on cyber threats. As I said eight months ago, a number of states were the target of Russian government cyber actors seeking vulnerabilities and access to U.S. election infrastructure. In the majority of cases, only preparatory activity like scanning was observed, while in a small number of cases, actors were able to access the system but we have no evidence votes were changed or otherwise impacted.

"NBC’s irresponsible reporting, which is being roundly criticized elsewhere in the media and by security experts alike, undermines the ability of the Department of Homeland Security, our partners at the Election Assistance Commission, and state and local officials across the nation to do our incredibly important jobs. While we’ll continue our part to educate NBC and others on the threat, more importantly, the Department of Homeland Security and our state and local partners will continue our mission to secure the nation’s election systems.

"To our state and local partners in the election community: there’s no question we’re making real and meaningful progress together. States will do their part in how they responsibly manage and implement secure voting processes. For our part, we’re going to continue to support with risk and vulnerability assessments, offer cyber hygiene scans, provide real-time threat intel feeds, issue security clearances to state officials, partner on incident response planning, and deliver cybersecurity training. The list goes on of how we’re leaning forward and helping our partners in the election community. We will not stop, and will stand by our partners to protect our nation’s election infrastructure and ensure that all Americans can have confidence in our democratic elections.”

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Look, why is this so hard for some to understand. EVERY country interferes. Does CNN interfere in the election if they avoid Democratic abuses and talk about Trump negatively 95% of the time?

Just how do they meddle? All via social media? Is MSNBC and CNN interfering in American National Security by speaking so fondly of the North Korean leaders sister?

I don't like Russia or China as much as the next guy, but I am baffled that they refuse to talk about any emperical study or research that illustrates how many votes Russia cast.

The alarm bells go off and I have to think that somehow their refusal to talk about collusion means they are hacking and/or actually casting fake votes in elections. How else and for what other reason would they be so adement about this? If this is the case, change the voting system and tell the world what happened. Otherwise, it's all a communications war, all nations do it. Clinton had the entire world, and apparently based on CNN and others, Trump had Russia. So, somehow Russia overwhelmed them and all these celebrities to ensure Trump won?

I am in Trumps camp on this one, put up or shut up. You want Trump to get serious about this, then charge them with collusion or clear him. Some might suggest this is being done to continue to cast a cloud, and just before election day there will be a steady stream of "Russian collusion information" coming from the Mueller investigation. This is not The American Way!