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Of course Russia, like the US and every other major power, engages in cyber-warfare. But given that Democrats like Dick Durbin are calling this a "virtual act of war," shouldn't we see some evidence Russia did it? Yes, Russia could have done it. But that's not proof they did.
I read at least 20 articles in mainstream papers over the last 24 hours about this hack -- mostly NYT & WPost. They assert definitively -- no caveats -- that Russia did it. None has evidence. This is the only thing I could find:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russian-government-spies-are-behind-a-broad-hacking-campaign-that-has-breached-us-agencies-and-a-top-cyber-firm/2020/12/13/d5a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html
Again, Russia absolutely could have done this. The US deploys exactly these sorts of offensive hacks against almost every significant country including its allies.
But why are we continuously told we have to accept extremely significant official claims without seeing evidence?
But why are we continuously told we have to accept extremely significant official claims without seeing evidence?
Can't imagine why anyone would want to first see evidence before assuming official assertions about Russian responsibility are true.
