Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Obama administration accuses Russian government of election-year hacking
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Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:37:11 -0600
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The Obama administration on Friday said it is "confident" that the Russian government is responsible for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations in recent months, 

"These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process," Jeh Johnson, the secretary of homeland security, and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said in a statement. "Such activity is not new to Moscow-the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to influence public opinion there. We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities."

They "urge state and local election officials to be vigilant and seek cybersecurity assistance" from the Department of Homeland Security. 

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