Whose dinsinforming whom?

"U.S. intelligence officials described the covert influence campaign here as “ambitious”..." yet "The official cautioned that the intelligence community is not saying it has “definitive proof” of such tampering, or any Russian plans to do so."

Blurb:

Agencies are probing whether the Kremlin intends to sow public distrust in the November elections through a cyber- and disinformation campaign. The agencies see a broad covert Russian operation at play in the United States, which incorporates cyber-tools to hack systems, enhancing Russia’s ability to spread disinformation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/intelligence-community-investigating-covert-russian-influence-operations-in-the-united-states/2016/09/04/aec27fa0-7156-11e6-8533-6b0b0ded0253_story.html

Their comments came just before President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked privately about cyberspying and other matters on the sidelines of the G-20 talks in China. After their meeting Monday, Obama acknowledged tensions over digital espionage and said the United States had strong capability in this area. “Our goal is not to suddenly, in the cyber arena, duplicate the cycle of escalation we saw when it comes to other arms races in the past,” Obama said.