Hackers believed to be working for the Russian government violated the Democratic National Committee's network, and spied internal communication by capturing data from Democratic presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Two separate groups reportedly broke into the DNC's system, managing to read all emails and monitor communications with chat for almost a full year before they were discovered, according to security firm CrowdStrike, which took it upon itself to patch the security holes.
Russian spies also monitored the presidential candidate's networks The documentary Hillary Clinton, καθώς και τους υπολογιστές κάποιων Ρεπουμπλικάνων επιτροπών πολιτικής δράσης, σύμφωνα με μια δημοσίευση της Washington Post.
A spokesman for the Russian government denied all involvement in the violations.
"We completely rule out the possibility that the (Russian) government or state agencies were involved in this," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Reuters in Moscow.
Η invasion it is indicative of the sophistication of the technique of Russian hackers, who have long been considered by intelligence officials to be among the most talented around.
The Democratic Party has reportedly been aware of the hackers' attempts to smuggle Trump material for two months, and even the US secret services have been involved in trying to find out who was behind hacking, a source familiar with the opposition study said.
The same source reported that agents of the Democratic Party believed that the hack was carried out by the Russian government.
Internet attacks on political candidates and organizations are common all over the world. NSA chief James Clapper said last month that he was aware of hacking attempts in campaigns and he was expecting more to be discovered by 8 in November for the presidential election.
The first group, CrowdStrike called Cozy Bear, entered the DNC systems last summer. He mainly watched email and chat conversations, and hackers could work for the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB.
The second group was named Fancy Bear, and are likely to work on behalf of the Russian military. The team gained access in late April and "went straight to OPPO έρευνα's Donald Trump investigation."
Let's mention that in the last two US presidential rounds, 2008 and 2012, there was a barrage of cyber attacks by many opponents who were targeting President Barack Obama's campaign and his Republican rival campaign.
US intelligence officials have reported that many previous attacks have been linked to Chinese hackers.
