Cybersecurity
Putin Says Patriotic Hackers Could Be Fighting for Russia
- Russian leader compares hackers to free-spirited artists
- He denies Russia has ever engaged in hacking at state level
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President Vladimir Putin compared Russian hackers to free-spirited “artists,” saying they may just be people who wake up one morning, see how their homeland is being maligned in the foreign press and decide to take matters into their own hands.
Putin was responding to a question about possible Russian meddling in upcoming federal elections in Germany, after U.S. officials accused the Kremlin of interfering in the 2016 presidential vote to help Donald Trump win.