US Govt. Hackers Ready to Hit Back If Russia Tries to Disrupt Election
 

Man, this is getting real :o

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...ection-n677936

Its about time we stood up to Putin. Hope we don't have to go that far, but he's playing with fire.

Will creation never stop? It's getting very hard to be a Luddite these days!

Looks like we're also preparing for this in the UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-cyber-attacks

Clinton, Obama, and the press would get us in a war with Russia just to cover up their misdeeds. :03:

Yea goodbye Windows 98 hello Windows 2000. :03:

The budget will not pay for XP just too much money.

Like Russia has to do much to disrupt the elections as the voters of both sides do it themselves whenever they meet :D

Windows 2000 is such a relic it should have some antique value by now so I'm a bit sceptical your government could "affored" genouine copy. Did you perhaps obtain yours from St. Petersburg black market? :hmmm:

Well, I guess it is a good thing that NBC released this information. Now everyone, promise to to show this to any Russians, OK?

Are we truly in a time when no one can keep a secret?

A deterrent is not necessarily a deterrent if no-one knows you have it.

Chances are that it's a big bluff and that US military hackers are playing Battlefield 1 at the moment, but no doubt the Kremlin will be spending the next few days double-checking that there's nothing nasty hidden in its folders.
Hunter makes a good point though, I think the most disruptive thing in the American elections will be Americans. :dead:

If I hear there has been a big computer deal with the Russian's and no full details then you may be right. :)

As for rooting tooting Puting he's far too busy in the gym getting ready for Mr Russia 2017 calendar shoot.

Really
 

Somebody needs to be fitted for a tin foil hat,,how do you hack paper ballets,,oh yeah democrat voter fraud in which I have a thread up of,, yep corrupt liberalism hangs in the balance ,, for some folk it's worth starting WW3 over,, I'm hope-ing for rope and change

I don't think the Russians will be counting our votes,,, if the machines are that vunerable we deserve to be hacked,,,the government is more worried that the Russians are showing us how corrupt this constitutionally impared progressive liberal government really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96pGwWcvFpg

What I do not get is why people are being sent to voting machines if instead you could have a panel of experts estimating how many voters would vote for the candidates. Wouldn't that increase the chances to get the wanted outcome? The machines then no longer needed could be turned into cashless payment facilties so that people can be more easily plundered and are more defenceless against internet crime.

This way, nothing gets wasted, and cheaper and more time efficient it would be as well.

Well, rather electronic attack than nuclear attack I suppose :hmmm: