“Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S. officials say.”
That's what they said, anyway. Turns out it was made up. The headline, the story, all of it. Made up.
The reality is a laptop belonging to the Vermont utility company, a laptop that wasn't connected in any way to the power grid, was discovered to have a piece of routine malware on it, and the malware cannot be traced to Russia or any foreign actor. In the story the Washington Post repeatedly cites the ever-popular and incessantly mouthy "government official" as their source. In this case, "government officials" turns out to be an unverified Tweet.
Forbes give them a pretty nasty smackdown with 'Fake News' And How The Washington Post Rewrote Its Story On Russian Hacking Of The Power Grid
But the video below, which also covers the Forbes article, really hammers it home, in hilarious fashion.
That's what they said, anyway. Turns out it was made up. The headline, the story, all of it. Made up.
The reality is a laptop belonging to the Vermont utility company, a laptop that wasn't connected in any way to the power grid, was discovered to have a piece of routine malware on it, and the malware cannot be traced to Russia or any foreign actor. In the story the Washington Post repeatedly cites the ever-popular and incessantly mouthy "government official" as their source. In this case, "government officials" turns out to be an unverified Tweet.
Forbes give them a pretty nasty smackdown with 'Fake News' And How The Washington Post Rewrote Its Story On Russian Hacking Of The Power Grid
But the video below, which also covers the Forbes article, really hammers it home, in hilarious fashion.
