Security experts say there is no evidence that hackers have tampered with votes in US elections. But they say the risk is very real, in large part because it is…
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Hacker 'Guccifer' jailed for four years
A Romanian hacker who targeted high-profile US politicians has been sentenced to 52 months in prison. Marcel Lazar, known online as “Guccifer”, pleaded guilty in May on charges of aggravated…
Russia cyber attack: Large hack 'hits government'
A “professional” cyber attack has hit Russian government bodies, the country’s intelligence service says. A “cyber-spying virus” was found in the networks of about 20 organisations, the Federal Security Service…
Democrat hack: Who is Guccifer 2.0?
A lone hacker calling themselves Guccifer 2.0 has claimed responsibility for a damaging hacking attack on the US Democratic Party. In that attack, gigabytes of files including emails and other…
US election: Trump encourages Russia to find Clinton emails
Donald Trump has “actively encouraged” foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation…
State department faults Clinton over email security
A state department inquiry has accused Hillary Clinton and other former US secretaries of state of poorly managing email security. Mrs Clinton failed to comply with rules on record-keeping, the…