President Obama says U.S. will retaliate against Russia for conducting hacks aimed at influencing the American presidential election. Obama strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the cyberattacks against Democratic Party computers. Obama declined to name Putin as the mastermind, but said: “Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin; this is a pretty hierarchical operation” The president-elect, before and after the election, questioned the validity of the CIA’s analysis that Russia hacked. Obama: “We will retaliate at a time and place of our own choosing””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/obama-suggests-putin-behind-hacks-to-influence-vote-a-9593