If the US hacks Russia for revenge, that could lead to cyberwar | Trevor Timm

The US should attempt to de-escalate tensions by negotiating some form of international cyber treaty before this gets out of control

What's the CIA's brilliant plan for stopping Russian cyber-attacks on the US and their alleged interference with the US election? Apparently, some in the agency want to escalate tensions between the two superpowers even more and possibly do the same thing right back to them.

NBC News reported late last week that the CIA is working up blueprints for an "unprecedented cyber covert action against Russia", and it sounds a lot like they're planning on leaking documents on Vladimir Putin, just as the Russians are accused of doing to the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign.