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Could have thrown switches and disrupted power flows. just a few months ago, the republican chairman of the senate intelligence committee was warning, sounding the alarm, that the u.s. is still not prepared to guard against future russian cyber attacks on the upcoming elections. >> this issue is urgent. if we start to fix these problems tomorrow we still might not be in time to save the system. >> but again, if one subscribes to the brand new presidential ethos you won't pay attention or worry or fret but, quote, remember what you're seeing and reading is not what's happening, unquote. for the...

Owned by power companies, penetrating key vendors with trusted relationships. the chief of industrial control analysis at dhs says they got to the point they could have thrown switches and disrupted power flows. officials add the campaign likely continues. it is unknown whether hackers used access to prepare for some future attack. department of homeland security has been warning utility executives about russian groups' threat to critical infrastructure since 2014. russia has denied targeting that critical infrastructure. jeremy bash, this may be what the director of national intelligence dan ...

Effort went beyond political electoral stuff. for example hacking u.s. electricity companies. hackers working for russia claimed hundreds of victims last year in giant and long running campaign that put them inside the control rooms of u.s. electric utilities. the got to the point where they could have thrown switches and disrupted power flows said one department of homeland official. dan coats warned about that and more just last week in aspen. >> i'm concerned, when you say worry at night, i am concerned about a cyber 9/11. >> what would that look like? >> you shut down wall street for a wee...