Russians are already being blamed for a newly revealed cyberattack on The New York Times and other U.S. media outlets:
The FBI and other U.S. security agencies are investigating cyber breaches targeting reporters at The New York Times and other U.S. news organizations that are thought to have been carried out by hackers working for Russian intelligence, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. "Investigators so far believe that Russian intelligence is likely behind the attacks and that Russian hackers are targeting news organizations as part of a broader series of hacks that also have focused on Democratic Party organizations, the officials said," CNN said.
[...] The intrusions were detected in recent months, according to CNN. Citing the U.S. officials, it said the Times had hired private security investigators to work with national security officials in assessing the breach.
Also at CNN, Politico, and The Hill.
(Score: 2) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Wednesday August 24 2016, @08:58AM
The government doesn't want its mouthpieces tempered with.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Hyperturtle on Wednesday August 24 2016, @03:07PM
They probably added to their existing infections by reviewing the wikileaks email dumps. Knowing what a news organization hopes to publish is valuable to many people.
And if someone exercised the remote stroke of an editorial pen, this can alter the message subtly--but subtly enough to cause changes or influence.
If you can't write the propaganda yourself, then influence the message, and if you can't influence it, at least find out what will be said ahead of time so you can have your responses prepared accordingly.