Russian intel charged with hacking Dems,Clinton to disrupt election
Twelve Russian intelligence officers enjoy been indicted in connection with hacking of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign and the release of stolen emails through Guccifer 2.0 and DC Leaks to interfere in the 2016 election,” officials announced Friday.
The defendants — two of whom were also charged with orchestrating attacks on state election systems — used spearphishing techniques to steal user names, and passwords and emails and paid for the operation with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies,the indictment alleges.
The charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller and announced by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reach at a diplomatically sensitive time — just days before President Donald Trump has his first formal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
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