Remember a few months ago, when the Democrat National Committee reported their services hacked? We might have a prime suspect. The potential suspect isn’t a genius hacker in a basement. The suspect is a powerful nation. The US blames Russia for hacking.
The Obama administration accused the Russian government of stealing emails. These hack attacks could influence the presidential election next month. Some speculate whether or not Obama will impose sanctions on Russia. The compromised emails went on WikiLeaks. They also went on DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0. These two websites have ties to Russian intelligence. The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement. The statement said only senior Russian officials could pull this off. However, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s name wan’t brought up. However, does it even need to be? The elephant is in the room.
The DHS is responsible for fighting cyber attacks. The Obama administration struggled to blame Russia. For weeks, they wouldn’t do so. But the election is under a month away. Now is the time to address this issue. Nonetheless, some of Hilary Clinton’s people aren’t biting their tongue. Rather, it’s quite the opposite. Some on the campaign trail accuse Russia of hacking to throw the election to Donald Trump. Also, some accuse the Trump campaign of helping them.
It seems like these allegations couldn’t have come at a worse time. This goes on while US Secretary of State John Kerry wants Russia and Syria tried for war crimes. This is over the attacks on civilians in Aleppo, a once thriving city in war torn Syria. And yesterday, the United Nations had an emergency meeting about Aleppo. Why do I bring up Syria? Because this war and these accusations only add fuel to already tense relations between the United States and Russia. Now they accuse Russia of throwing an election. Maybe they did. Maybe they didn’t. What would Russia have to gain? Does it matter? Aren’t the elections messed up already? Let’s suppose Russia hacked the DNC. What else are they capable of?