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More Fake News: Russia Targets US Power Grid

On this edition of The Geopolitical Report, we examine how the establishment media attempted to manipulate a story about suspected malware found on a Vermont utility company computer. The story prompted The Washington Post and the establishment media to claim Russia is targeting the power grid in the United States, a dubious assertion on the heels of the CIA and FBI declaring Russia hacked the 2016 election. We take a look malware attacks and the number one producer of malicious software and cyber weapons — the National Security Agency.

Show Notes:

Russian operation hascked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say

Vermont utility finds alleged Russian malware on computer

Leahy Reaction On Russian Hacking Of A Vermont Electric Utility

US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Malware

Almost Everyone Involved in Developing Tor was (or is) Funded by the US Government

New report says the NSA is checking who visits Tor's website

FBI Warns of Cyber Threat to Electric Grid

Ex-Defense Chief: US Vulnerable to Terror Attack on Power Grid

Why haven’t hackers taken down the power grid?

Israel video shows Stuxnet as one of its successes

NSA Built Stuxnet, but Real Trick Is Building Crew of Hackers

NSA, Unit 8200, and Malware Proliferation

How the U.S. Government Hacks the World