Thread by @HBergHattie

1/11
Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016 yahoo.com/news/obama-cyb… via @YahooNews

2/11
How did Obama Admin deal w 2016 Russian cyber attacks

Caught flat-footed in 2016
3/11

Victoria Nuland briefed in 2015 about Russian hacking of DNC
@DNC "unaware"

4/11

Obama State Dept @JohnKerry assumed steps to deter Russian hacking would be taken up by "next admin" .... AKA @HillaryClinton
So they did no implement steps to deter
5/11

A "full range" plan to deter Russian hacking was at the ready ..... BEFORE the election
6/11

Susan Rice, Obama's National Security adviser gave a #standdown order Putting on hold the plan to STOP #RussianHacking
7/11

Work developing cyber deterrence measures were PUT ON A BACK BURNER
before the 2016 elections
#RussianHacking
8/11

Trump's campaign claims of possible "rigged election" influenced National Security decisions of Obama Admin
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
9/11

New urgency
#RussianHacking
#VPNfilter
@realDonaldTrump
10/11

#RussianHacking #ChineseHacking

Obama Administration missteps regarding #cybersecurity hopefully will not be repeated by @realDonaldTrump @POTUS
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and to Russia..... "F/U"

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