Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (Yuri Kadobnov/AP)The Obama administration on Friday officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2016 elections, including by hacking the computers of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations. That was followed shortly after by a major leak of DNC emails, some so embarrassing that they forced the resignation of the DNC chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. The administration also blamed Moscow for the hack of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the subsequent leak of private email addresses and cellphone numbers of Democratic lawmakers. Russian hackers have used hacking and other techniques to influence public opinion in Europe and Eurasia, it noted.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2016 19:34 UTC