The “Anything Goes” media mentality when it comes to Russia strikes again.
No, our electric grid was not hacked by the Russians. A piece of malware was found on a random laptop not connected to the grid. A piece of malware that anyone can buy that was possibly made in Russia.
More irresposible reporting by the Washington Post.
Source: Russia Hysteria Infects WashPost Again: False Story About Hacking U.S. Electric Grid
Updated January 2, 2017 @ 21:38 hrs:
The Post now reports that the Vermont utility hack was just an employee connecting to a flagged IP address… https://t.co/fapgFHt9aQ pic.twitter.com/zIGp0NEXnl
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) January 3, 2017