The initial release of hacked documents from the DNC, and the subsequent release of almost 20,000 DNC emails and thousands of attachments by Wikileaks, showed signs that some Democratic Party officials did not like Bernie Sanders and discussed ways to undermine his campaign.
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The hacker Guccifer 2.0 posted phone numbers, email addresses and passwords for almost 200 sitting and former Democratic lawmakers on Friday, including current members of intelligence and armed services committees.
Federal investigators had tried to warn the DNC months before, sources told CNN, but by the time the suspected Russian hackers were kicked out of the systems damage had been done: almost 20,000 emails between a handful of DNC officials were dumped on the web by WikiLeaks as the Democratic National Convention was kicking off. But the emergence of this set of documents made pressure on Russian Federation to stop interfering in the United States politics.
USA officials believed Russian hackers were responsible for the initial cyber breach, after they found Russian “fingerprints” left behind.
Pelosi says in a letter to Democrats that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate the hacking of the committee’s computers.
“It’s time for new revelations now”, the hacker wrote in posting the files. The hacker also published lists of passwords used by DCCC staffers. This morning, I am changing my phone number and I advise you to do so as well.
The Russian government has dismissed the idea that it was involved in the hack of the DNC, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while not revealing the source of the documents, said there’s “no proof whatsoever” that Moscow was involved. Last month, it also confirmed that it was recently hacked. The FBI is leading the investigation. She described the attacks as “an electronic Watergate break-in”.
Documents released appear to include information from U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s computer. “Worse comes to worst I can get a different email or cell number”.
“This is the first I’ve heard of it, obviously”, he said Friday evening. “It wasn’t totally unexpected”.
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He added the cybersecurity subcommittee was likely to discuss the hack in more detail, saying the release of personal information made the threat “feel that much more real” to members.
