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The hosts analyze an NBC story claiming the U.S. used the Red Phone because of fears that Russia would take down the electrical grid. They highlight a quiet admission at the end of the segment by Cynthia McFadden that the massive October internet outage was actually not orchestrated by Russia. They conclude the entire "grid threat" narrative was baseless.
ABC News Reports Major Cyber Attacks on American Banks
ABC News reports on extensive cyber warfare targeting major financial institutions including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America. The hosts analyze the reporting style of Pierre Thomas and Richard Clarke, arguing that the "denial-of-service" attacks are being sensationalized to imply money is being moved or stolen when it is actually a traffic-based lockout.
