The Russia watchProtecting infrastructure from Russian attacks; Russia targets Trudeau; U.K. data watchdog, and more

U.S. and British lawmakers demand answers from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg (Craig Timberg and Tony Romm, Washington Post)
U.S. and European officials on Sunday called for Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain how personal information about tens of millions of users ended up in the hands of a data analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign - without the permission or knowledge of the vast majority of those affected.

In light of the Russian attack, utilities seek new defenses to protect critical infrastructure (Ken Sliverstein, Forbes)
Now that the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have formally accused of Russia of penetrating this nation’s cyber defenses and threatening our critical infrastructure, what can be done? The simple answer is to have a common defense to prevent any cascading effect and total disruption.

How Russia meddled in its own elections (Alina Polyakova, The Atlantic)
Putin’s real victory is the culmination of his domestic disinformation machine.

Russia online ‘troll farm’ that meddled in U.S. election also targeted Trudeau, Canadian pipelines (Alexander Panetta, Globe and Mail)
The same Russian online troll farm that meddled in the American presidential election has also taken swipes at Canadian targets, including oil infrastructure and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Top California official says Russia’s hack of energy systems shows need for cyber preparedness (Chris Nichols, JPR)
Last week’s alert that Russian hackers targeted U.S. power and water plants should be taken seriously, but doesn’t mean there’s an imminent threat to California’s critical infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, according to the state’s top emergency manager.

Democrats fume over Parscale’s limited answers on Russian digital meddling (Josh Meyer, Politico)
Donald Trump’s digital guru has stonewalled questions about Kremlin election interference, Democrats say, even as he launches Trump’s reelection campaign.

Cambridge Analytica leak triggers demand for tougher U.K. data watchdog (Stephanie Bodoni and Nate Lanxon, Bloomberg)
A top U.K. lawmaker backed sweeping new powers for the nation’s privacy watchdog in the wake of reports that Cambridge Analytica, the firm that helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential campaign, kept hold of information on tens of millions of Facebook users.

The opening argument in the trial of Donald J. Trump (Nick Ackerman, Jonathan Alter, Daily Beast)
For Trump, the motive for the crime was to use any edge he could to win the election, even if it was clearly illegal, and to complete business deals with the Russians if he lost.