New analysis suggests Guccifer 2.0 files copied locally, not hacked by Russia

Published time: 12 Jul, 2017 00:42 Files stolen from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were likely downloaded to a USB drive by someone with physical access to a computer connected to the DNC network, not hacked remotely by Russia, according to a new analysis. In an interview with Motherboard in June 2016, the hacker who […]

Florida GOP consultant admits he worked with Guccifer 2.0, analyzing hacked data

(credit: DonkeyHotey) A Florida GOP campaign consultant who runs a blog under a pseudonym directly contacted the hackers behind the breach of the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and he solicited material from them. The Wall Street Journal reports that Aaron Nevins set up a Dropbox account specifically for “Guccifer 2.0” […]

Top Trump confidante admits to speaking privately with Guccifer 2.0, an alleged Russian cyberspy

Spencer Platt/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser and longtime confidante Roger Stone said he exchanged private messages with a hacker implicated in a massive cyberattack that targeted the Democratic National Commitee last year. Stone told Business Insider late Thursday night that he had a private conversation on Twitter with the person, nicknamed “Guccifer 2.0,” and that […]