Frank Figliuzzi: Why all Americans should care about Russia's brazen hacking spree

[Nevilledog]

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.@FrankFigliuzzi1: Pres. Trump may not care about Russia's Treasury and SolarWinds hack. But President-elect Biden will have to.

Why all Americans should care about Russia's brazen hacking spree
Perhaps this new hacking assault is just some last-minute shopping from Putin and his secret services. But it could also represent something bigger and more concerning.
msnbc.com
3:03 AM · Dec 15, 2020

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-may-not-care-about-russia-s-treasury-solarwinds-hack-n1251136?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[Andy823]

1. I am sure the investigations

will expose the truth about how this could happen, and if anyone, say trump, was involved in this. I guess if trump vanishes in the next month we will know for sure!

[Walleye]

2. We are particularly vulnerable to our adversaries in this period of time

[Chainfire]

3. Nothing about the timing of the attack, or the discovery of the attack is by coincidence

We are very weak with an absentee lame-duck President who is pitching hissy fits in the White House and ignoring everything else.

[chriscan64]

5. Exhibit A: Firing cyber security official for speaking truth

Ok, Exhibit ZZ, many other examples.

[Walleye]

6. Yes. I am a child of the Cold War. This weakness in our White House right now is very frightening

[stillcool]

4. Trump has all those top-notch-loyalists

running the show. I wonder if they get a cut.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Almost every bank, brokerage house, mortgage company, credit union, background screener, etc.

[abqtommy]

8. I don't think that I'm the only American that has cared about Russian hacking since 2016.

Our lack of serious push-back then has only made them bolder. A Biden presidency will result in a lot of good things happening, including this hacking business.