Thread by @nicoleperlroth, BREAKING: U.S. administration officials have been watching Russia's FSB penetrate state and [...]

BREAKING: U.S. administration officials have been watching Russia's FSB penetrate state and local systems in recent weeks and believe they have pieced together Russia's plans for election interference. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/22/us/trump-biden-debate-tonight/russia-poses-a-bigger-election-threat-than-iran-many-us-officials-say It is far worse than Iran. w/ @julianbarnes @SangerNYT

Russia poses a bigger election threat than Iran, many U.S. officials say.

Russia poses a bigger election threat than Iran, many U.S. officials say.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/22/us/trump-biden-debate-tonight/russia-poses-a-bigger-election-threat-than-iran-many-us-officials-say

The group, believed to be a unit of the FSB, known as "Energetic Bear" or "Dragonfly," is the same group that has been caught breaking into American nuclear, water, power plants and airports. See our previous reporting on this actor: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/us/politics/russia-cyberattacks.html

Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says (Published 2018)

In the last year, Russian hackers have gone from infiltrating business networks of energy, water and nuclear plants to worming their way into control rooms.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/us/politics/russia-cyberattacks.html

CISA confirms our reporting. Says Russian unit has "has targeted dozens of SLTT government and aviation networks..successfully compromised network infrastructure, and as of Oct. 1, exfiltrated data from at least two victim servers." https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-296a

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