Macron hack lacks Russian fingerprints, despite earlier claims, France says

In fact, it ‘was so generic and simple that it could have been practically anyone,’ expert claims


-- Washington Times, --June 3, 2017

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Whoever hacked French President Emmanuel Macron’s campaign ahead of last month’s election left no clues leading back to Russia, the head of France’s computer security agency said Thursday, casting doubts on earlier claims of Kremlin involvement. An investigation of the intrusion suffered by Mr. Macron’s centrist En Marche party on the eve of his election last month has uncovered zero evidence attributable to Russia, Guillaume Poupard, the head of the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI), told the Associated Press on Thursday. -- More...

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