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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe FBI is conducting at least three separate investigations into Russian election hacking, Reuters
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By Joseph Menn | SAN FRANCISCO
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation.
While the fact that the FBI is investigating had been reported previously by the New York Times and other media, these officials shed new light on both the precise number of inquires and their focus.
The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said. Those breaches, in 2015 and the first half of 2016, exposed the internal communications of party officials as the Democratic nominating convention got underway and helped undermine support for Hillary Clinton.
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The people who spoke to Reuters also corroborated a Tuesday New York Times report that Americans with ties to Trump or his campaign had repeated contacts with current and former Russian intelligence officers before the November election. Those alleged contacts are among the topics of the FBI counterintelligence investigation
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The FBI is conducting at least three separate investigations into Russian election hacking, Reuters (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2017
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C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)1. And why should we trust the FBI?
kacekwl
(7,021 posts)2. Sure they are
Wink.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)3. Ooooo...who breached the DNC, Guccifer 2 posting Clinton emails, & trump associates links to russia
The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems
Meanwhile the bureaus San Francisco office is trying to identify the people who called themselves Guccifer 2 and posted emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podestas account, the sources said. Those emails contained details about fundraising by the Clinton Foundation and other topics.
Beyond the two FBI field offices, FBI counterintelligence agents based in Washington are pursuing leads from informants and foreign communications intercepts, two of the people said. This counterintelligence inquiry includes but is not limited to examination of financial transactions by Russian individuals and companies who are believed to have links to Trump associates.
Meanwhile the bureaus San Francisco office is trying to identify the people who called themselves Guccifer 2 and posted emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podestas account, the sources said. Those emails contained details about fundraising by the Clinton Foundation and other topics.
Beyond the two FBI field offices, FBI counterintelligence agents based in Washington are pursuing leads from informants and foreign communications intercepts, two of the people said. This counterintelligence inquiry includes but is not limited to examination of financial transactions by Russian individuals and companies who are believed to have links to Trump associates.
Why do they show pictures of people voting and call it "election hacking"?