Clandestine Influence: American intelligence studies Russia's actions against the US

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At a time when the presidential elections in the United States are entering the home stretch, the newspaper The Washington Post reports that the Russian side is conducting “a secret, widespread operation in the United States to spread public distrust in the upcoming presidential elections, as well as in American public institutions.”

Scouts and sources in Congress told reporters about the constant attempts of hacker attacks on servers used in the election infrastructure, and said that in all cases traces lead to Russian hacker groups associated with the Kremlin. This expands Russia's ability to spread misinformation.

Therefore, US intelligence agencies assess the scope and purpose of this campaign, and the FBI notified state and local authorities about possible cyber threats.

The newspaper suggests that the Kremlin does not intend to persuade the election results in one direction or another, but to sow chaos and get food for propaganda, and then use this information against the democratic policy of the United States in the world, and especially in the countries of the former CIS.

The FBI, CIA and other national security agencies are worried that the electoral infrastructure is very vulnerable. After all, each state and each county independently ensures the holding of presidential elections on its territory, and not everyone has the means to ensure reliable data protection.

Administration officials said they are still weighing up the response to Senator Ben Sass's request (Republican, Nebraska) to officially accuse Russia of breaking into the email of the National Committee of the US Democratic Party.

Russia denies any cyber intrusion into the United States. Putin called the accusations brought against Russia by American officials and politicians an attempt to “distract public attention.”

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