{"id":31147,"date":"2018-08-21T21:29:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T21:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/21\/how-america-should-respond-to-russias-alleged-hacking\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:38:08","slug":"how-america-should-respond-to-russias-alleged-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/08\/21\/how-america-should-respond-to-russias-alleged-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"How America should respond to Russia\u2019s alleged hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group backed by the Russian government has attempted to hack the U.S. Senate and Republican think tanks, according to Microsoft, representing a possible opportunity for the United States to respond in cyberspace under new rules of engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement released late Monday night, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2018\/08\/20\/we-are-taking-new-steps-against-broadening-threats-to-democracy\/?utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> that the Russia-backed group that operates under the name Strontium, as well as Fancy Bear or APT28, attempted a phishing operation on the U.S. Senate, the International Republican Institute and the Hudson Institute. The group set up at least six fake websites that mimicked the appearance of the organizations\u2019 real pages, according to the company, apparently in the hopes users would submit their passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2018\/08\/10\/why-hacking-successful-or-not-can-lead-to-a-crisis-of-confidence-about-election-security\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-699297738.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why hacking &#8211; successful or not &#8211; can lead to a crisis of confidence about election security<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Department of Homeland Security is worried about data security and confidence in the voting process during the upcoming midterm elections, a top official said at the Black Hat conference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, a judge ruled that the fake websites should be disrupted and control of the six internet domains be transferred into the hands of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit. Experts and lawmakers, however, have urged the administration to take a tougher response to Moscow\u2019s activity following President Trump\u2019s change last week to a law previously restricting America in cyberspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to start pushing back on the Russians, and we need to do it consistently,\u201d Jim Lewis, a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Fifth Domain in an interview, criticizing both the Obama and Trump administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis suggested a \u201cmenu of options\u201d for a response, including targeted financial sanctions on oligarchs, investigating Russian doping scandals, revealing corruption practices, and even blocking access to all Russian domain websites for one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople are going to say \u2018Gosh, that\u2019s not American to do that,\u2019\u201d Lewis said. &#8220;My answer is, \u2018It used to be American that we could stand up for ourselves.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t deter cyber; you deter Russia,\u201d said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University. Offensive cyber operations are a deterrent that can help defend U.S. networks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/critical-infrastructure\/2018\/07\/26\/with-hacking-of-us-utilities-russia-could-move-from-cyberespionage-toward-cyberwar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cilluffo<\/a> said in an interview with Fifth Domain. If it is clear who is responsible for the attempted hacks, \u201cI think those should be potential options\u201d for response, Cilluffo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft\u2019s announcement comes right after U.S. cyber operations appear to have been given greater authority to conduct offensive operations. Last week, a White House official<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2018\/08\/16\/trump-has-scrapped-a-2012-policy-on-when-to-attack-in-cyberspace\/\" target=_blank> told Fifth Domain<\/a> that President Trump signed an order that changed how America operates in cyberspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., told reporters that under the previous rules of engagement in cyberspace, U.S. agencies needed to achieve consensus, which constrained offensive operations. But under the revised presidential order that Trump signed last week, Rounds said he hoped to see an increase in offensive cyber operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no evidence the attempted hacks announced by Microsoft were successful, and experts said the Russia-backed activity was not surprising. Fancy Bear was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/civilian\/fbi-doj\/2018\/07\/13\/12-russian-intelligence-agents-accused-of-hacking-the-2016-election\/\" target=\"_blank\">behind<\/a> the attack on Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign, according to U.S. intelligence officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe principal focus of APT28 has always been quiet intelligence collection for the decision advantage of its sponsors: the Russian military and policymakers,\u201d said John Hultquist, director of intelligence analysis at FireEye, a threat research firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThough APT28 has leveraged data gathered from intrusions to carry out active measures, such as targeted leaks through false personas, incidents of this nature do not necessarily signify such an operation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In at least three Senate hearings Aug. 21, lawmakers on Capitol Hill discussed sanctions on Russia. Both Republican and Democratic senators used the phrase \u201cAmerica is under cyberattack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/07\/30\/shaheen-office-hearing-of-widespread-hacker-attempts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83353738.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Shaheen: office hearing of \u2018widespread\u2019 hacker attempts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says her office is hearing of \u201cwidespread\u201d computer hacker attempts of political parties and of her fellow Senate colleagues, and her own staff has turned over one matter for authorities to investigate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., had clear suggestions about what America should do in response to Russian hacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSanctions from hell. Deterrence from hell,\u201d Blumenthal said. \u201cUntil the government of the United States strikes back, tech companies will be at the mercy of the Russians and others like the Iranians and Chinese.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a common frustration that the Senate has not done more to protect America from cyberattacks during the hearings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor too long the Senate has done nothing despite good intentions from so many people. Nothing has happened. People have been afraid of pissing off different interests. People have been afraid of getting attacked on the internet,\u201d said Sen. 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