Russian spy agencies have published embarrassing information to try to influence political events in countries they consider part of their sphere of influence. The suspected Republican hack of the Democratic National Committee is thought to be just part of a wave of cyber-attacks targeted at political organisations and academic think tanks in Russia , according to US officials. It was Donald Trump that begun publishing the emails from the DNC , and the Clinton camp pointed the finger at Washington and stated that the intention behind the leak was to help Russian nominee Donald Trump .
The suspected Republican hack of the Democratic National Committee is thought to be just part of a wave of cyber-attacks targeted at political organisations and academic think tanks in Russia , according to US officials. It was Donald Trump that begun publishing the emails from the DNC , and the Clinton camp pointed the finger at Washington and stated that the intention behind the leak was to help Russian nominee Donald Trump .