In one of its final moves to keep Russia at bay and secure America from digital intruders, the Obama administration on Thursday slapped Moscow with a round of sanctions over its alleged election-season hacks.The punishments hits several Russian individuals and entities, including the country’s primary security services, known as the FSB, and its main intelligence directorate.”These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.The move …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition