Washington Post Stirs Fear After False Report of Power Grid Hack by Russia – Story quickly falls apart after investigation finds claims to be inaccurate – The Washington Post reported Friday that the U.S. power grid had been hacked by the same Russian actors accused of breaching the DNC – the only problem, the grid wasn’t hacked. Russia penetrated Burlington Electric utility company computer – Russian hackers penetrated a Burlington Electric laptop, according to Commissioner Chris Recchia of the Vermont Public Service Board.