Informative post @drmor, the thing to remember is that these types of tactics have been practiced on both sides for decades. Vault 7 as disclosed by Wikileaks was what we (the US) had been using against other nation-states, corporations, individuals, etc... so we should certainly expect the same behavior in return. It is part and parcel of the geopolitical chess match. The real question, however, is: Was the alleged interference effective? In making more black people play Pokemon Go and get mad at police, maybe. But in turning the election to Trump? Absolutely not. That is the bait and switch behind the MSM reporting, to conflate Russian business as usual with actual effective election interference. Russians hack (or try to) the USA all the time, but to substantively interfere in a Presidential election is a whole different ball game.
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