On Thursday, a Ukrainian group calling itself Cyber Hunta released 1GB of emails from key aides close to Vladimir Putin that show Russia heavily influencing the separatist movement in Ukraine.
Russia has denied involvement with that faction, which destabilized Ukraine and paved the way for the Russian takeover of Crimea, but the emails contradict the Kremlin’s official position. The email dump contained data downloaded directly from Russian aides’ Outlook accounts.
Given the Obama administration’s recent indications that it would retaliate in some way against Russia for its political hacking in the US, this new incident seems like it could be a warning strike. The true nature of Cyber Hunta is not yet known, though, and a senior US intelligence official told NBC that the US “had no role” in the leak.
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