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Sanders informed that Russia is trying to help his campaign

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U.S. officials have informed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that Russia is trying to boost his presidential campaign as part of a broader effort to interfere in the 2020 presidential elections and the crowded Democratic field. It was not clear what the assistance, first reported by The Washington Post, entailed. Sanders confirmed the news Friday, telling reporters in Nevada he had learned about Russian interference in his campaign approximately one month ago. “I don’t care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do,” Sanders said in a statement emailed to CyberScoop. “Unlike Donald Trump, I do not consider Vladimir Putin a good friend. He is an autocratic thug who is attempting to destroy democracy and crush dissent in Russia. Let’s be clear, the Russians want to undermine American democracy by dividing us up […]

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Democratic Presidential Campaigns Learn Cybersecurity Lesson

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Significant strides have been made since the campaign cybersecurity debacle in 2016 that led to the disclosure of a trove of emails by Wikileaks that arguably cost Hillary Clinton the U.S. presidential election, according to a report published this we… Continue reading Democratic Presidential Campaigns Learn Cybersecurity Lesson→