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Any particular reason you don't think it was Russia?

• theflyinghorse 6y ago
  Russia seems to be the go-to nation to be blamed for hacking activity, and so I am by default skeptical. Is there actual evidence of it being a Russian state attack or was Russia blamed out of habit? Skepticism of course stems from decades of government lies and misrepresentations of truth in order to justify horrendous actions ie. what was done to Iraq, Lybia, Syria.
  • tomatotomato37 6y ago
    While I do agree that Russia is use a lot as a scapegoat for the embarrassing failures of our political system; on terms of pure espionage Russia is probably the true culprit. They have been our equals in spycraft through the cold war, and due to the current Russian president being ex-KGB it's safe to say they are probably very favored in their current administration. Espionage is one of Russia's core competencies, it's just how it is. (Note I'm talking about espionage in the information gathering sense, not the overthrowing of regimes action movie sense)
    • theflyinghorse 6y ago
      > . Espionage is one of Russia's core competencies, it's just how it is. I really question this assessment. Russia is not USSR, not by a long shot. Russia has lost an entire generation of the most educated people it did have, and I see no evidence that it ever recovered or will ever recover. Economically tiny and outright insignificant Russia simply isn't capable of developing serious technological capabilities to rival that of the US.
      • ficklepickle 6y ago
        By focusing on digital warfare, Russia can have a larger impact than their GDP would have you think. It's not that the USA couldn't match them, it's just that Russia has made it more of a priority. Tactically speaking, it's an excellent force multiplier with (varying degrees of) plausible deniability.