CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 6:20 PM
Subject: CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar
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FIRST ON CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar
crisis

Washington (CNN)

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html

US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency
and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US'
closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

The FBI recently sent a team of investigators to Doha to help the Qatari
government investigate the alleged hacking incident, Qatari and US
government officials say.

Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicates that Russian
hackers were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qatari government
two weeks ago, US officials say. Qatar hosts one of the largest US military
bases in the region.

The alleged involvement of Russian hackers intensifies concerns by US
intelligence and law enforcement agencies that Russia continues to try some
of the same cyber-hacking measures on US allies that intelligence agencies
believe it used to meddle in the 2016 elections.

US officials say the Russian goal appears to be to cause rifts among the US
and its allies. In recent months, suspected Russian cyber activities,
including the use of fake news stories, have turned up amid elections in
France, Germany and other countries.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html



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