Podcasts News Tech News CyberWire Daily UK, US blame Russia for 2019 Georgia hacks. Senator Sanders thinks Russian bots could impersonate supporters. Mr. Assanges extradition. MGM Resorts breach. Ms Winner wants a pardon.

UK, US blame Russia for 2019 Georgia hacks. Senator Sanders thinks Russian bots could impersonate supporters. Mr. Assanges extradition. MGM Resorts breach. Ms Winner wants a pardon.

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 7:45 p.m.

British and American authorities blame Russia\u2019s GRU for last October\u2019s defacement campaign against Georgian websites. Senator Sanders thinks maybe some of his apparent supporters are Russian bots--the ones who are tweeting bad stuff in social media. Julian Assange says he was offered a pardon to say the Russians didn\u2019t meddle with the DNC. Stolen data from MGM Resorts turns up in a hacker forum. NSA leaker Reality Winner would like a pardon. Justin Harvey from Accenture on staying prepared against potential Iranian cyberattacks, guest is Jamie Tomasello from Cisco Duo on cognitive capacity and burnout.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/February/CyberWire_2020_02_20.html\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices