Microsoft claims new evidence Russia tried to hack US politics – NBCNews.com

NBCNews.com Microsoft claims new evidence Russia tried to hack US politicsNBCNews.comMicrosoft Corp. said Tuesday that it executed a court order to shut down six websites created by a group tied to Russian intelligence that sought to spoof conservative U.S. institutions, the U.S. Senate and Microsoft itself. The fake sites were …New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft SaysNew York Times Microsoft alleges new Russia hack targeting US political groupsFinancial TimesMicrosoft says Russian cyber-attackers meddling in US politicsTechCentralDepartment of Justice –International Republican Institute –CNN –The Official Microsoft Blog – Microsoftall 235 news articles » us…

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Facebook now says 126 million Americans probably saw Russian posts that tried to sway US politics – Business Insider

Business Insider Facebook now says 126 million Americans probably saw Russian posts that tried to sway US politicsBusiness InsiderWASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two year period in an effort to sway US politics, and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the …Russia-based operatives published about 80000 posts on Facebook to sway US politics: ReportFirstpost Facebook estimates 126 million people were served content from Russia-linked pagesCNNMoneyFacebook says 126 million Americans may have seen…

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