Cybersecurity
Putin Says DNC Hack Was a Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It
- ‘Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?’ Putin says
- Putin says he ‘couldn’t imagine’ DNC bias was newsworthy
Putin Denies Russian Involvement in DNC Hack
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Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents was a service to the public, but denied U.S. accusations that Russia’s government had anything to do with it.
“Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?’’ Putin said in an interview at the Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Thursday. “The important thing is the content that was given to the public.’’