America: New allegations of Russian piracy electoral systems

America: New allegations of Russian piracy electoral systems



It raised US secret document revealed that the information hackers in the Russian military intelligence, repeatedly tried to penetrate the US electoral systems before the presidential election in 2016 a new concern about the extent of Russia's intervention.

But the leak of the supposed document of the US National Security Agency "NSA" by one of the tens of thousands of contractors with the US intelligence agencies just a month after the preparation of the report, formed a new embarrassment for intelligence.

The US administration was quick seeking to stop the leaks immediately after the publication of the report to the Contracting Reality Les Weiner arrest (25 years) on charges of violating the Espionage Act.

The Deputy Justice Minister Rod Rosenstan in a statement that "the publication of classified material without a permit threatens our nation's security and undermines public confidence in the government. It must be held accountable people who promised them secret documents vow to protect them when they violate this commitment. "

- hacked by Russian military intelligence -

Publish "The Andreaspt" news, which focuses on national security affairs report that "SA" Monday. The document refers to the process of piracy linked to the Russian military intelligence targeted private US companies providing services for voter registration and equipment for state governments.

The document followed the process of piracy which would threaten the safety of the US elections if successful for months lasted until just days before the presidential ballot, which was on November 8.

Neither the National Security Agency to determine whether the pirates an influential role on the outcome of the election, according to "The Andreaspt", but US intelligence officials have repeatedly asserted that the vote count was not affected by any piracy.

He said the site that the document bore the date of May 5 / May 2017 did not reveal how he it. But after only an hour to publish the document, the Ministry of Justice announced the arrest of wiener employee of the company contracted security entrepreneur in Augusta, Georgia, on charges of leaking classified information to "electronic media means."

With the Ministry of Justice did not explain what information was leaked and the media revealed the site obtained by the name, it has indicated that the leaked information is the report dated May 5 / May. Intelligence officials told the media that the US confirmed the issue of wiener linked to its publication as "a Andreaspt".

The spokeswoman commented, "The Andreaspt" Vivian Siu when asked about the arrest of the employee that the site received the document from the source did not say on condition of anonymity. She said that "+ a Andreaspt + No known source of identity."

- piracy operations targeted local vote -

The document dealt with "NSA" also US allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin led a concerted effort involving piracy and disinformation to intervene in the US elections in order to help Donald Trump to win against Hillary Clinton.

She continued, according to the document, "The Andreaspt" that "elements of the Main Directorate General of Russian intelligence ... spy operations carried out my information against the American company contracted in August / August 2016 in order to obtain information on IT programs linked to the elections."

The document revealed that the pirates through their attempt to steal data entry and use of means of phishing e-mail to plant subversive programs, "were able to enter several local electoral committees accounts or at the state level."

But stressed that it is still not clear how successful these efforts and what data was stolen.

Targeted Russian piracy company "in R Systems" based in Florida and provides a definition of identity in the election, which was used in eight state system. The company said in a statement that it alerted users when I noticed a phishing operation and that none of them did not deceive him trick.

He said the company's statement that "attempts to phishing emails are not alien to us and we have policies and procedures to protect our users and our company."

The company stressed that none of their products are not used in the recording process sounds or counting.

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Weiner is the first person to be arrested in the case of leaking confidential information since Trump took office more than four months. Trump issued orders to the Ministry of Justice clamp down on Almserbin.

The publication of this document three days of cast former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before (FBI) James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump, testified before Congress Thursday regarding the Russian intervention in the election campaign in 2016.

The upcoming session will be public and will take place before the Intelligence Committee in the Senate at ten o'clock. And it will be followed by a closed session before the 15 members of the committee of Republicans and Democrats.

It will be addressed to the possible collusion between the members of the electoral team Trump and Russia as part of the investigation, supervised by Kumi before the sudden dismissal on the ninth of May / May.

The necessary former director of silence since the sudden sacking that rocked the United States. The House of Representatives Sastjoppe also to make sure that if Trump March really put pressure on the FBI to direct investigation on Russia.

Confirmed media reports that several Kumi reported in written comments that Trump asked him to "give up" the investigation adviser on former National Security Michael Flynn, who was named in Russia file.

But Trump denies the practice of any pressure on Kumi also denies any collusion with Moscow.

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