Russian hacking wasn’t limited to the 2016 election, says the Democratic National Committee. In updating their lawsuit against the alleged hackers, the DNC says Russians tried a spearfishing attack late last year. From the non-profit National Security Archive. On January 17, 2019, the Democratic National Committee filed an amendment to their original lawsuit against the Russian...
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Pentagon Think Tank: Beware Russian Information Operations
The Institute for the Study of War, a hawkish think tank in Washington, is funded by defense contractors, which means it favors a militarized and confrontational foreign policy. To understand where U.S-Russia Cold War is going–where it will be fought and how–I follow ISW, albeit with care. Russia’s spy games do not justify another Cold...
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Mueller: Alleged Russian Agent Had Contact with Manafort After Trump’s Election
These contacts, reported by Daily Beast, are doubly significant if Manafort’s former aide, Konstanin Kilimnik, is a Russian intelligence agent. Kilimnik, a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen, studied at the Russian military’s main university for languages, which has led to speculation that he has ties to Russian military intelligence. Kilimnick denies he is agent. In the new filing,...
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Fate of Arrested American Linked to Russian Spy Maria Butina
Russia’s arrest of Paul Whelan, a court-martialed Marine Corps private, on espionage charges, has triggered speculation about a possible trade for Maria Butina, convicted Russian agent and one of the world’s worst spies in 2018 According to a Russian news agency, Whelan was arrested in Moscow last week, just minutes after receiving a USB memory...
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Russian Intelligence Probed for Dirt on Investors Who Backed Clinton
Buzzfeed provide a glimpse of another Russian intelligence operation targeting the U.S. government. The Russian’s target in this case was the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which enforces U.S. sanctions against Russia and Iran, as well as money laundering laws. The Russians sought information about the business partners of William Browder, a...