Risky Business: When Governments Do Not Attribute State-Sponsored Cyberattacks (Kristen Eichensehr, CFR)

In the presidential debate last week, Hillary Clinton cited Russia’s responsibility for the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Two weeks ago, Senator Diane Feinstein and Congressman Adam Schiff released a statement explaining, “Based on briefings we have received, we have concluded that the Russian intelligence agencies are making a serious and concerted effort to influence the U.S. election.” Despite these statements and Crowdstrike’s accusations against Russia, the executive branch has not officially attributed the DNC intrusions to Russia.

http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/10/04/risky-business-when-governments-dont-attribute-state-sponsored-cyberattacks/