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Guccifer 2.0 and The DNC Breach

We are very excited to share that ThreatConnect has been featured in multiple news articles about the recent hack of the Democratic National Committee. The Democrats think that the Russians hacked their system in order to rig the United States presidential election in favor of the Republican candidate Donald Trump. The ThreatConnect Research team, led by CIO Rich Barger, have done extensive research on the subject that was included in the articles. For links to the various articles, please see below.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3062196/why-the-suspected-russian-hack-of-the-dnc-is-such-a-game-changer

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-suspects-russia-hacked-dnc-us-officials-say-it-was-to-elect-donald-trump

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-accused-of-leaking-dnc-emails-by-clinton-camp-security-experts-2016-7?r=UK&IR=T

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-accused-of-leaking-dnc-emails-by-clinton-camp-security-experts-2016-7

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-clinton-russia-dnc-email-hack-20160724-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-fbi-hack-dnc-russia-20160725-snap-story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/29/cozy-bear-fancy-bear-russia-hack-dnc

https://fortune.com/2016/07/29/security-experts-russia-hack-democrats/

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/09/14/exp-tsr-todd-powell-emails-hacked-russian-connecto.cnn

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3120585/hackers-are-already-shaping-us-election-coverage-with-data-leaks.html

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3120488/hackers-are-shaping-us-election-coverage-with-data-leaks.html

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dnc-hacker-guccifer-2-0-appears-london-cybersecurity-event-releases-more-documents-democrats-1581210

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/former-gop-secretary-state-colin-powell-calls-trump-national-disgrace-hacked-emails-1581235

https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016/09/guccifer-drops-the-dime-on-the-dnc-again-mccain-picks-a-cyber-fight-with-the-white-house-csis-holds-doj-summit-216319

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/russia-others-indeed-could-hack-the-vote

Q&A: staying alert for state-sponsored cyber attacks – IT Pro Portal

Trump campaign denies Russian server reports as election looms – Computer Business Review

TechNewsWorld – Feds Probe Alleged Phone Hacks as Election Fears Surge

News report – DNC leaks. Interview with Toni Gidwani – Channel 4 News

Russian hackers ‘linked’ to Democrat stolen emails – Channel 4 News