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The Perfect Weapon:
How Russian Cyberpower
Invaded the US
Eric Lipton, David E.
Sanger and Scott Shane,
The New York Times
Within the last week, the CIA, Obama administration and FBI have all agreed that Russian intervened in the presidential election on behalf of Donald Trump. The White House went so far as to say that the cyberattacks were directed by president Vladimir Putin himself. The New York Times offers a detailed look at the Russian hack of the DNC which led to emails and other documents making it into the hands of WikiLeaks and other websites.
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