Russian hack on US power company a false alarm

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Investigators jumped to the wrong conclusions on the basis of a single IP address

A supposed hack of a US energy utility perpetrated by Russian hackers has proved to be false, with investigators - and journalists - accused of jumping to wrong conclusions on the basis of minimal ...

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