Russian hackers who disrupted 2016 election targeting political parties again,Microsoft says

Russian hackers who disrupted 2016 election targeting political parties again,Microsoft says

Russian military spies who hacked and leaked Democratic emails to inject chaos into the 2016 presidential election are at it again.

  • byEllen Nakashima andJosh Dawsey

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Report citing Kremlin effort to portray Biden as mentally unstable withheld by US agency

Report citing Kremlin effort to portray Biden as mentally unstable withheld by US agency

The bulletin also said that Iranian and Chinese media had published materials questioning the mental health of Republican President Donald Trump,who is 74.

  • byMark Hosenball andTed Hesson
What part did the Russians play in Brexit?
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What part did the Russians play in Brexit?

As the world addresses an authoritarian China,Russia’s influence over leaders and parties in democracies matters.

  • byChris Zappone
Facebook says it will crack down on QAnon conspiracy theory,stops at ban

Facebook says it will crack down on QAnon conspiracy theory,stops at ban

Adherents contend President Donald Trump is battling a cabal of"deep state"saboteurs who worship Satan and traffic children for sex.

  • byElizabeth Dwoskin andIsaac Stanley-Becker
Russia talking Biden down to influence November election:US intel

Russia talking Biden down to influence November election:US intel

A Ukrainian lawmaker who has been in contact with Rudy Giuliani,Trump's personal lawyer,is part of a Russian disinformation effort.

  • byShane Harris
Facebook disables Romanian network masquerading as pro-Trump Americans

Facebook disables Romanian network masquerading as pro-Trump Americans

The user even invoked the Obama family,suggesting the nation's first black president and his wife had endorsed Donald Trump.

  • byIsaac Stanley-Becker
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Iranians,Russians texted reward offer for US election hacking info

Iranians,Russians texted reward offer for US election hacking info

The out-of-the-blue messages promote the US State Department's recently announced effort to defend the American presidential election

  • byRaphael Satter
Papers leaked before UK election hacked from ex-trade minister by Russians:sources

Papers leaked before UK election hacked from ex-trade minister by Russians:sources

British foreign minister Dominic Raab confirmed that report last month,saying that"Russian actors"had sought to interfere in the election.

  • byJack Stubbs andGuy Faulconbridge
Kremlin denies Russians held in Belarus were insurrectionists

Kremlin denies Russians held in Belarus were insurrectionists

The Kremlin insisted the men were private security guards who missed their flight. Belarus described them as mercenaries bent on fuelling unrest.

  • byNataliya Vasilyeva
Russia spreading coronavirus disinformation aimed at West,say US officials

Russia spreading coronavirus disinformation aimed at West,say US officials

Two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service have been identified as responsible for the disinformation effort,the US says.

  • byEric Tucker
Keep Cummings out of the intelligence committee,Johnson warned

Keep Cummings out of the intelligence committee,Johnson warned

Julian Lewis'request came as his predecessor restated demands for an inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics.

  • byLatika Bourke