22-12-2016 12:00 via theguardian.com

Russian email hackers keep playing us for fools | Dana Nuccitelli

The 2016 US presidential election wasn’t the first case of a successful email hacking faux scandalA batch of stolen emails was released to the public, with evidence pointing towards Russian hackers. The media ran through the formerly private correspondence with a fine-toothed comb, looking for dirt. Although little if any damning information was found, public trust in the hacking victims was severely eroded. The volume of media coverage created the perception that where there’s smoke
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