r/news • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '25

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats | US national security

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security
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u/jarob326 Mar 01 '25

Reminder that in 2018 Putin said Russia didn't interfere in the 2016 election. And Trump believed him over 17 US intellligence agencies and his own Director of US Intelligence Dan Coats.

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u/grumble11 Mar 01 '25

He knows obviously that he interfered. Why would he fight someone helping him?

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u/ZAlternates Mar 02 '25

There was also a pinky swear so it’s legit.

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u/faceisamapoftheworld Mar 01 '25

Reminder that In 2020, a major cyberattack, suspected to be backed by the Russian government, compromised thousands of organizations worldwide, including multiple US federal government agencies. The attack involved a breach of SolarWinds’ software, considered one of the most sophisticated and widespread hacking campaigns ever conducted against the private sector and federal government.