Russian Hacking

• European Union hits Chinese, Russian hackers with first-ever cyberattack sanctions

  The sanctions are the first ever imposed over cybercrime by the European economic bloc.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2020
  
• Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he denied Russian meddling, lawyer says

  Assange's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, alleged in a London court that the pardon would be granted if Assange would admitted to Russia having nothing to do with WikiLeaks' publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016,

  Feb 19, 2020
  
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• Russian agents hacked Ukraine company at centre of Trump impeachment: researchers

  It was not clear from an eight-page report posted online by Area 1 what the hackers were looking for or may have obtained.

  Tech

  Jan 13, 2020
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• Top spy Igor Korobov, head of Russia’s GRU, dies at 62

  GRU chief Igor Korobov, whose agency has been accused of meddling in the U.S. elections, has died in Russia after a long illness at the age of 62.

  World

  Nov 22, 2018
• U.S. government agencies hit by ‘spear phishing’ attempts by suspected Russian hackers

  The "spear phishing" attempts began on Wednesday, sending email messages purported to come from a department public affairs official.

  World

  Nov 16, 2018
• DNC says it foiled hacking attempt on its voter database

  The Democratic National Committee says it thwarted a hacking attempt on its database holding information on tens of millions of U.S. voters.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2018
• Microsoft claims Russian hackers targeting political groups ahead of U.S. midterms

  The company said that a hacking group tied to the Russian government created fake internet domains that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations.

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2018
• Twitter suspends two accounts linked to 12 indicted Russian spies

  Social networking site Twitter on Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

  World

  Jul 14, 2018
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• Russia using social media to divide Americans: U.S. homeland security official

  The U.S. homeland security secretary said on Saturday there are no signs that Russia is targeting this year’s midterm elections with the same “scale or scope” it targeted the 2016 presidential election.

  World

  Jul 14, 2018
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• Russia behind global cyber-espionage campaign, U.S. and U.K. say

  An official said the campaign is widespread, covering "everything from large enterprises to small home offices."

  World

  Apr 16, 2018