The Obama administration on Friday officially blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for directing a massive cyber assault against the U.S. election in an attempt to “undermine” the democratic process and “harm” Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy.And as the campaign progressed, the administration said, Putin’s hackers launched digital efforts to “help” President-elect Donald Trump win the White House.”We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election,” said the report, which is a declassified version of a longer, classified document the CIA, FBI and NSA prepared at President Barack Obama’s request.”Russia’s goals were to …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
