Report: CIA looking into retaliatory cyberattack on Russia

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The Central Intelligence Agency is considering a number of wide-ranging cyberattacks on Russia as payback for the Kremlin’s interfering with the U.S. election, NBC Nightly News reported Friday.

The Obama administration has asked the CIA to list its options for carrying out a “clandestine” attack on Russia — meant to deter the country from further interrupting U.S. political affairs.

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