Post by: AngelOfThyNight on January 06, 2017, 01:13:36 AM
President Barack Obama's public accusation of Russia as the source of the hacks in the US presidential election and the leaking of sensitive emails through WikiLeaks and other sources has opened up a debate on what constitutes sufficient evidence to attribute an attack in cyberspace. The answer is both complicated and inherently tied up in political considerations.
Source: Opinion: Why proving the source of a cyberattack is difficult (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/b3eO_i5o3Pg/index.html)