US Suspects Russian Hackers Planted Fake News Behind Qatar Crisis

[Jim Dandy]

Source: CNN

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.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html?adkey=bn

[tanyev]

1. And Trump launched himself into it, spewing a story line that matches Russia's objectives.

Huh.

[dalton99a]

2. Yep.

[jberryhill]

4. What an amazing coincidence, eh?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. How convenient for Putin that Republican President Trump is burning bridges to ALL US allies.

One way or another tRump has lost Europe, Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico, part of the Middle East, ...

... thus far.

Only one twelfth of a 4 year term.

[dchill]

3. We're gonna have to go back to carrier pigeons.

[chelsea0011]

5. Am I missing something? Is this story saying that the severing of ties from

some Middle Eastern countries was caused by a fake planted news story? It only says it contributed but is not clear if it is the main reason. Either way trump comes out looking like the President Idiot.

[sharedvalues]

13. Worse: fake Russian news separates US from another ally

[DURHAM D]

6. Important paragraph from the article -

"The Qatari government has said a May 23 news report on its Qatar News Agency attributed false remarks to the nation's ruler that appeared friendly to Iran and Israel and questioned whether President Donald Trump would last in office."

[applegrove]

7. But Trump just had to agree to meet with Lavroff in the Oval Office because Putin asked him to.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Do you feel safe when you go to bed? I haven't since Nov. 8th. No wonder I have insomnia.

[fountainofyouth]

12. I have had trouble sleeping for about a year :(

[Initech]

9. It's time to permaban Russia from the internet.

[AlexSFCA]

10. provocation

Russia is trying to instigate a war. And we all know that trump trusts only fake news: breibart, infowars, RT, all supported by kremlin.