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US Formally Blames Russia for Using Cyber-attacks to Subvert Elections

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The Department of Homeland "Security" and the NSA said they are 'confident' that Russia directed cyber-attacks against Democratic Party; for its part, the Kremlin dismissed the accusations as 'nonsense.'

The US government for the first time on Friday formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber-attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.

"The US Intelligence Community [USIC] is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations," the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement on Friday.

"... We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities. These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process," the statement said.

US intelligence officials concluded weeks ago that the Russian government was conducting or orchestrating cyber-attacks against the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, possibly to disrupt or discredit the election, in which Democrat Hillary Clinton faces Republican Donald Trump.

A Kremlin spokesman called the US allegations "nonsense", the Interfax news agency reported.

The Obama administration's decision to blame Russia for the attacks is the latest downward turn in Washington's relations with Moscow, which are under strain over Russia's actions in Syria and Ukraine and in cyberspace.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team