Afp, Washington: President-elect Donald Trump again cast doubt Saturday on a US intelligence finding that Russia meddled in the US election through computer hacking, a conclusion that led to US sanctions against Moscow.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I just want them to be sure, because it\u2019s a pretty serious charge, and I want them to be sure,\u201d Trump told reporters at his estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.<\/p>\n
He noted that US intelligence had erred when it said Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction \u2014 the pretext for the US-led invasion in 2003 \u2014 calling this \u201ca disaster, and they were wrong\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said it was \u201cunfair\u201d of the United States to accuse Russia of hacking if there was any doubt.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else. And I also know things that other people don\u2019t know, and so they cannot be sure of the situation,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Asked what he knew that others did not, Trump said, \u201cYou\u2019ll find out on Tuesday or Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump was also asked how important cybersecurity would be to his administration after he takes power on January 20.<\/p>\n
Trump said: \u201cIt\u2019s very important. If you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old fashioned way because I\u2019ll tell you what, no computer is safe. I don\u2019t care what they say, no computer is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported a code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered in a utility system in Vermont.<\/p>\n
The Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt operations, according to officials who spoke to The Post. But they told the daily that the discovery underscores the vulnerabilities of the nation\u2019s electrical grid, and raises fears that Russian government hackers are actively trying to penetrate the grid to carry out potential attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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