WASHINGTON: US authorities may now be in a better position to figure out if Russian hackers and Russian spies swayed last year's presidential elections. A scheme uncovered during a federal investigation into a huge Yahoo security breach may have opened a window into other hacks potentially instigated by foreign governments, according to computer security experts. The indictment identifies Dokuchaev and Sushchin as officers of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB. US intelligence authorities have concluded that Russian intelligence agencies were behind hacking efforts of Democratic email accounts in last year's election. Rich Mogull, CEO of the security firm Securosis, said the indictment "shows the ties between the Russian security service and basically the criminal underground," something that had been "discussed in security circles for years."

Source: Economic Times March 16, 2017 06:56 UTC