Russian hackers took Newsweek down after the Trump Cuba story was published

[factfinder_77]

To make clear: @Newsweek posted story on Trump/Cuba. Hackers attacked, took site down. Lots of IP addresses involved. Main ones from Russia

https://mobile.twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/781927341886844928#

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

1. The investigating must be getting close to something...

Putin must not like it...

[anoNY42]

2. Silly revenge like this just brings more attention to the story...

Not sure why the Russians would do that, but thanks?

[factfinder_77]

6. Trump russian mafia connection sure helped when lawyers couldent do the job

However the relationship between Donald Trump and Felix Sater, whose father is a reputed Russian Organized Crime boss, represents a rather direct link between the presidential candidate and Russian Organized Crime. The Russian émigré — a twice-convicted felon with ties to the Mafia — appeared in photos with Trump, and carried a Trump Organization business card with the title “Senior Advisor to Donald Trump.” Trump was confused when asked under oath in a 2013 about his relationship to the Russian émigré.

http://greatgameindia.com/donald-trump-russian-mafia-us-intelligence-secrets/

[longship]

9. Streisand Effect! nt

[gordianot]

3. Trump allies protect their investments.

[oasis]

4. Keep messing around Vladimir "Puto" we'll wipe that smirk off ya.

your ass will match your head Puto.

[shraby]

5. Newsweek might decide there is much more to the story than they have found so far and

also might start digging deeper.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Gosh, what a coincidence. Very strange.

[ColemanMaskell]

8. ♥Kurt Eichenwald

i?Kurt Eichenwald

That really tips Russia's hand, in case their position wasn't clear to anyone.

[Madam45for2923]

10. Eischenwald to the hackers "Thanks for giving it more publicity."

As 4 the hackers who took down Newsweek after we posted "Trump in Cuba" piece: Thanks for giving it more publicity.

https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/781862342619312129

[UCmeNdc]

11. Maybe there is a Russian connection here?

This seems strange. Maybe Trump was meeting a russian asset.