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Never really ended. russia is now employing the same tactics and techniques that the soviet union did. the strategy is the same. let me say that, the tactics are different. now they are using computer networks and cyberattack. the most important chapter in that report you just mentioned is the first one, entitled "countering malign foreign influence information operations". said another way countering enemy propaganda. at least it is out in print. im sure its been translated and read in russia a...

Conspiracy to commit an offense against the united states. including charges of identity theft and money laundering. the indictment links the election hacking campaign to the russian government. it comes just days before president trump is set to meet face to face with vladimir putin. the indictment also reveals the highly sophisticated methods the kremlin used to communicate. heres rod rosenstein today. >> the defendants hacked into computer networks and installed malicious software that allowe...

Why have we seen so many parents getting threatened with getting pro prosecuted, but then released on bond? the next big challenge for this father and many like him is to prove their case to the federal government that they deserve to be here. and as weve seen under the current guidelines issued by the attorney general, jeff sessions, its a very -- >> even harder to win that. polo sandoval, thank you. president trumps meeting with vladimir putin is attracting international attention certainly ...

All right. more on the breaking news. the department of justice here in washington has announced the indictment of 12 senior russian military intelligence officials that are accused of engaging in what was described as a sustained effort to hack democrats e-mails and computer networks during the presidential election in 2016. it comes just days before president trump is scheduled to meet with the russian president vladimir putin in finland on monday. joining us now, florida republican congressma...

Russian general staff known as the gru. the units engaged in active cyber operations to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. there was one unit that engaged in active cyber operations by stealing information and a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. the defendants used two techniques to steal information. first, they used a scheme known as spear phishing, which involves sending misleading e-mail messages and tricking the users into disclosing the...

>> we know according to the allegations in the indictment the goal of the conspirators was to have an impact in the election. >> reporter: the 29-page indictment details how the russians targeted more than 300 people associated with democratic campaign committees and the hillary clinton campaign. this was the e-mail hillary clinton campaign chairman john podesta received, telling him to click a link to change his password, a technique known as spearphishing. podesta did, allowing the russian off...

Other was disseminating that information. heres the deputy attorney general from earlier today. >> first, they use a scheme known as spearfishing, which involves sending misleading e-mail messages and tricking the users into disclosing passwords and security information. second, the defendants hacked into computer networks and installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on users and capture key strokes, take screen shots and remove data from those computers. >> super security experts s...

Starting in march of 2016. they also hacked into the computer networks of a congressional campaign committee and a national political committee. the defendants covertly monitor the computers and planted hundreds of files containing malicious computer code and soul emails and other documents. the conspirators created fictitious online personas including d.c. weeks. and they used those personas to release information including thousands of stolen emails and other documents. beginning in june of 20...

Cyber operations to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. there was one unit that engaged in active cyber operations by stealing information in a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. the defendants used to techniques to steal information. first, they used a scheme known as spearfishing which involves sending misleading email messages and tricking the users into disclosing their passwords and security information. second, the defendants hacked into ...

Indictment, not by name but what they do if you will. no indication that americans knew that they were having any kind of dealings with these russians who were on the internet under assumed identities. in effect, two of the nine charges or aggravated identity theft. they called themselves d.c. leaks. they were looking to burst into the scene if you will and to meddle in our elections according to the deputy attorney general with two techniques, spearfishing by sending emails and trying to target...