Beyond the DNC hack: Russian interference in the West

With strong links suggesting Russian involvement in the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) email servers, the Kremlin’s efforts to disrupt and interfere in the West have once again come into the spotlight.

But experts told The Cipher Brief that although this cyberattack fits into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wider strategic aims, it could also signal the beginning of a new pattern.

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