Russian hackers have been accused by the United States of carrying out a series of attacks against political organisations in order “to interfere with the US election”.
State involvement remains of a matter of debate. Russian officials havestrenuously denied having anything to do with the hacks.
In an earlier incident, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said her party had been targeted, and Defence Secretary Ash Carter warned Russia against “interfering with democratic processes”.
The developments came in the wake of reported hacking of voter databases in two US states. The FBI is also investigating whether Russian hackers attacked the New York Times.
Such claims are by no means new.
Previous suspected attacks
Suspected Russian cyber attacks against political opponents abroad go back at least a decade, and usually coincide with times of particular tension in relations. For the full article click here
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