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Is Trump's pal, Putin, making Trump look like the fool he is?
Putin denies a Russian state role in U.S. election, but says 'patriotic' hackers may have mounted attacks
After months of categorically denying Russian involvement in cyberattacks during last year’s U.S. presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that although the Kremlin has never used state-sponsored cyberattacks to meddle in other countries’ elections, some “patriotically minded” volunteer hackers may have acted on their own to defend Russian interests.
“Hackers can be anywhere and pop out from anywhere in the world,” Putin said in an address to Russian and foreign media during the opening day of an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Russian president compared hackers to artists who can act creatively, particularly when they are motivated by international relations and in the defense of Russia’s interests.
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Putin denies a Russian state role in U.S. election, but says 'patriotic' hackers may have mounted attacks
After months of categorically denying Russian involvement in cyberattacks during last year’s U.S. presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that although the Kremlin has never used state-sponsored cyberattacks to meddle in other countries’ elections, some “patriotically minded” volunteer hackers may have acted on their own to defend Russian interests.
“Hackers can be anywhere and pop out from anywhere in the world,” Putin said in an address to Russian and foreign media during the opening day of an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Russian president compared hackers to artists who can act creatively, particularly when they are motivated by international relations and in the defense of Russia’s interests.
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