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Mueller's probe: 12 Russians indicted in 2016 US election hacking

Mueller's probe: 12 Russians indicted in 2016 US election hacking
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Jul 14, 2018, 12:36 pm 3 min read
Mueller's probe: 12 Russians indicted in 2016 US election hacking

The US Justice Department has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking the servers of senior Democrats, including their Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 US Presidential Election. The indictments as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in 2016 election come ahead of President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's 16 July in Helsinki, Finland. Here's more.

Indictment
The indicted persons are members of Russia's GRU

The 12 Russians are members of GRU, a Russian Federation intelligence agency within Russian military's Main Intelligence Directorate. They engaged in a sustained effort to hack into computer networks of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. They released the stolen information online under the names "DCLeaks" and "Guccifer 2.0" and through another entity.

Details
The Russian officials stole Clinton campaign members' usernames, passwords

The indictment says these Russian intel officers in 2016 began spearphishing Clinton presidential campaign's volunteers, employees, and chairman, too. They stole usernames and passwords for numerous individuals and used them to steal email content/documents and hack into other computers. They covertly monitored computer activity of several employees and implanted malicious computer code to steal passwords and maintain access to the DCCC and DNC networks.

Funding structure
What does the indictment say about the Russians' funding structure?

To avoid detection, these Russian officials used false identities while using a network of computers located around the world, including the US, paid for with cryptocurrency through mining Bitcoin and other means intended to obscure the origin of the funds. The indictment also said the same bitcoin mining operation that funded DCLeaks.com registration payment also funded the servers/domains used in the spearphishing campaign.

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Free, fair elections are hard-fought and contentious: Deputy Attorney General

Deputy Attorney General Rod J Rosenstein said: "The Internet allows foreign adversaries to attack America in new and unexpected ways. The Department of Justice is resolute in its commitment to locate, identify and seek to bring to justice anyone who interferes with American elections."

WH Statement
White House issues statement on fresh indictment of Russians

White House Deputy Spokesperson Lindsay Walter said: "There is no allegation in this indictment that any American citizen committed a crime. No allegation that the conspiracy changed the vote count." "Today's charges include no allegations of knowing involvement by anyone on the campaign and...that the alleged hacking affected the election result. This is consistent with what we have been saying all along," Walters added.

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Russia should prove they won't interfere again: Democratic Senator

Democratic Party, meanwhile, demanded that Trump cancel his meeting with Putin. "These indictments are further-proof of what everyone but the President seems to understand: President Putin is an adversary who interfered in our elections to help President Trump win," Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer said. He said the meeting should be canceled until Russia takes steps to prove they won't interfere in future elections.

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Indictment for interfering with election is no witch-hunt: Patrick Leahy

Senator Patrick Leahy said, "President needs to put America first and stop undermining this crucial national security investigation." Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi said Russians interfered in 2016-elections, and they will do so again in the fall, adding, "Strong, immediate action is needed to secure...state election systems. "(Trump's) Failure to stand up to Putin would constitute a profound betrayal of the Constitution and...democracy," Pelosi said.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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