Newspapers in the Netherlands are reporting that the Dutch intelligence services hacked into Russian networks and watched them try to interfere with the U.S. election for over TWO YEARS.
From the Hill:
Dutch intelligence officials provided the FBI with crucial evidence that helped pave the way for the bureau’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Dutch media reports.
The Volkskrant newspaper is reporting that officials with the Netherland’s AIVD, the General Intelligence and Security Service, penetrated networks used by Russian hackers in 2014 and observed them subsequently breaking into networks used by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Unfortunately, the current administration doesn’t want to believe Trump’s pal Putin would do anything bad to us.
The Dutch intelligence officials made their way into networks used by cyber espionage group Cozy Bear, also known as APT 29, which has been linked by experts to Russian intelligence, possibly Moscow’s Federal Security Service.
The Dutch were able to spy on the hackers for up to two and a half years, determining the location of their operations and also capturing the hackers on film, according to the reports.
This would fit the timeline already acknowledged by Obama officials who said they knew the Russians were trying to interfere with the election, but admitted they did nothing about it.
What I wanna know is this – how do you spy effectively with wooden shoes?! Wouldn’t the clacking alarm your foes?!