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The US Department of Justice has identified Russian officials responsible for hacking the Democratic Party Committee
The US Department of Justice has identified Russian officials who were involved in the 2016 hacking of the servers of the US Democratic Party committee and the leakage of data. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the investigation.
We are talking about at least six employees of Russian departments. Their names are not mentioned in the publication; in which institutions they work is also not specified.
According to the newspaper, the US Department of Justice has collected the necessary evidence and is considering filing charges against these people in 2018. Interlocutors of The Wall Street Journal admit that the arrest of the defendants in this case is extremely unlikely.
The publication clarifies that the Justice Department may delay bringing charges until the end of a parallel investigation into Russian interference in the election, which is led by special counsel Robert Mueller, or until other participants in the hack are identified - investigators believe "dozens of other people" were involved in the process.
If the case goes to court, it will provide the most complete picture so far of who was behind the committee hack. U.S. intelligence attributed the attack to Russian intelligence agencies, but did not elaborate on how that conclusion was reached or who exactly was involved in the hack.
- At the end of 2016, the United States accused Russia of organizing a campaign to interfere in the presidential election, one of the goals of which was allegedly to prevent Hillary Clinton from winning. The United States imposed sanctions against the FSB and the GRU. Later, intelligence agencies said that the campaign, which included cyber attacks and propaganda, was personally sanctioned by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- It was, in particular, about hacking the servers of the committee of the US Democratic Party and publishing the documents received. Democrats believe that these leaks prevented the victory of their candidate Hillary Clinton.
- Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have categorically denied Russian interference in the American elections. US President Donald Trump called the version of the Russian hacking of the Democratic committee an attempt by his opponents to justify their defeat in the elections.