Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s reaction would cause the US “significant discomfort”. The foreign ministry said Russia’s response would be announced on … Read more
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s reaction would cause the US “significant discomfort”. However, he hinted that Russia may wait until Donald Trump, … Read more
The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month’s presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country. It will also close two compounds used for Russian intelligence-gathering. President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia amid US accusations it directed hacks against the Democratic Party and Hillary … Read more
President Barack Obama has said that he ordered Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “cut it out” in a conversation about email hacking ahead of the US election. Implying that the Russian president knew about the hacks, Mr Obama said: “Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin.” The president said he had warned Mr Putin of … Read more
Former US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has for the first time attributed her election defeat to Russian hacking. She told party donors that President Putin had a “personal beef” against her for describing Russia’s parliamentary elections five years ago as rigged. She also cited the release of a letter by FBI director James Comey … Read more
The White House has suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in a hacking operation aimed at interfering with the US election. Ben Rhodes, adviser to President Barack Obama, said that Mr Putin maintains tight control on government operations, which suggests that he was aware. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest added that it … Read more
In an unprecedented public display of acrimony, President-elect Donald Trump and the CIA are engaged in a war of words over the extent and details of Russian efforts to interfere with the American presidential election. “There must be big smiles this morning at the Kremlin,” said former White House cyber security official Richard Clarke, now … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win. In a stunning response to widening claims of a Russian espionage operation targeting the presidential race, Trump’s camp risked an early feud with the Intelligence community on which he will … Read more
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U. S. electoral system, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Citing U.S. officials briefed on the matter, the Post said intelligence agencies had identified individuals with connections … Read more
President Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into a series of cyber-attacks, blamed on Russia, that shook the US election season. The hacks targeted emails at the Democratic Party and a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. In October, US government officials pointed the finger at Russia, accusing it of meddling in the US … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has asserted he won the popular vote on 8 November “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”. The Republican, who won the all-important electoral college count, offered no evidence to back his claim. It comes after the camp of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton said it would support a … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has attacked Hillary Clinton over her campaign’s support for a recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin. Mr Trump reminded his Democratic rival that she had already conceded, and published remarks from the presidential debates in which she had urged an acceptance of the poll results. Mrs Clinton was then … Read more
Republican President-elect Donald Trump has described an impending recount of votes in Wisconsin as a “scam”. Mr Trump, who narrowly won the state, said the results “should be respected instead of being challenged or abused”. Green Party candidate Jill Stein had initiated the recount. She also wants recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, citing “statistical anomalies”. … Read more
A group of computer scientists and election lawyers are urging Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to challenge her election loss, saying they have evidence the results in three key battleground states were compromised. According to New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman, the activists say electronic voting systems in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania produced discrepancies that hurt … Read more
After the electoral victory of Donald Trump in the just concluded US presidential election, it was reported that many Americans were shocked at the result and were passionately seeking answers as to the reason why Trump won the election. People sought answers from friends, leaders and even search engines. Many people however did not get … Read more
The Russian government said Thursday that it maintained contact with representatives from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns. The assertion comes after Trump was repeatedly accused by the Clinton camp of having overly close ties to the Russian regime, connections that Trump consistently denied. “During this entire period, we not only sent some signals … Read more
The incoming Trump administration wants to audit the security of the federal government’s computer systems — a massive undertaking — and strengthen the hacking division of the U. S. military. President-elect Donald Trump unveiled his four-part cybersecurity strategy last month. It’s getting mixed reactions. Cybersecurity experts say it has some good ideas. “It sounds like … Read more
From the start, there were things that were under Hillary Clinton’s control, and many, many things that never would be. She was a technocrat facing an America demanding revolution. She was a scarred but stalwart fighter in her third decade of battle, facing a new generation of enemies. Her instincts, oriented toward substantive debate, were … Read more
A Ukrainian group calling itself Cyber Hunta has released more than a gigabyte of emails and other material from the office of one of Vladimir Putin’s top aides, Vladislav Surkov, that show Russia’s fingerprints all over the separatist movement in Ukraine. While the Kremlin has denied the relationship between Moscow and the separatists, the emails … Read more
The Jester defaced the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in retaliation. An American vigilante hacker — who calls himself “The Jester” — has defaced the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in retaliation for attacks on American targets. On Friday night, the Jester gained access to the Russian government ministry’s … Read more