There are no proof that this was a government sanctioned hack, so I do not know where you are getting your information from? (Source)? As far as government announcements goes, it was a Russian hacking group, but no evidence was given to substantiate those claims. (not that they would actually reveal that information)
What i meant in my post wasn't that this was sanctioned by the Russian Government. What i meant is that random hacker groups have the capability to hack and cripple critical American infrastructure. Isn't that something that the supposedly strongest country on earth should be defending against, rather than bending over to?
The whole thing has a "9/11" feel to it, where an event is fabricated to serve another goal... (Conspiracy theory = Create a reason to sabotage Crypto currency and to give an excuse why is should be banned or very heavily regulated)
I hope that this is not the case. There is already enough FUD against Bitcoin for a week now.