Obama put cyber weapons in Russian infrastructure that Trump can activate: report

[DonViejo]

BY ELLIOT SMILOWITZ - 06/23/17 08:33 AM EDT

Former President Obama authorized the planting of cyber weapons in Russian infrastructure in the final weeks of his presidency in response to Moscow’s election interference, the New York Times reported Friday.

The project, not completed before the end of Obama’s term, reportedly left the weapons in President Trump’s control after he took office.

The Times described the project as “the digital equivalent of bombs that could be detonated if the United States found itself in an escalating exchange with Moscow.”

The report said the CIA sent Obama and three other top aides a top-secret message in early August detailing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton and generally disrupt the U.S. election. The intel came shortly after the release of hacked Democratic National Committee emails that caused embarrassing leaks for Clinton.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339119-obama-put-cyber-weapons-in-russian-infrastructure-that-trump-can

[Turbineguy]

1. And Trump told the Russians.

As he was duty-bound to do. After all. He's a Russian agent.

[CakeGrrl]

2. Here's hoping it backfires on Trump like marked money

the way the French planted some traps in anticipation of pre-election hacking.