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In case you missed the recent news: they did hack the RNC too, but chose not to release any of that information. Presumably either to influence the election by
by ytpete 10y ago
In case you missed the recent news: they did hack the RNC too, but chose not to release any of that information. Presumably either to influence the election by making one side look worse than the other, or to have leverage over them by threatening blackmail... or both. That's one of the facets of this that is really disturbing.
More details here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/obama-russia-election-hack.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/obama-russia-election-h...
- superbaconman 10y agoAccording to your link the CIA thinks the RNC was hacked, but the FBI says they were unsuccessful; Did the FBI ever withdraw that claim?
- burger_moon 10y agoI wasn't aware they also hacked the RNC. The article has conflicting information on how far they actually got though, and may not have actually gotten any useful information. The part about them (russians) doing it just to disrupt the confidence of democracy is interesting. The article doesn't actually state anything about blackmail or leverage though. Hopefully something informative comes out of the investigation Obama ordered to be delivered before he leaves office.