Russia calls DNC hacking accusations 'insulting'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

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published 1 August 2016

On Monday, Russia once again dismissed suggestions that it was behind the hack on the Democratic National Committee's computer systems. Russia's Foreign Ministry called the claims "insulting and unworthy" and said the accusations have not been made "through official channels," Reuters reported.

Though federal investigators have yet to formally name a culprit, officials have indicated there is strong evidence pointing to Russian intelligence agencies. Investigators are also probing hacks on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, both of which reportedly resemble the DNC hack.

Clinton suggested Sunday that Russia hacked various Democratic groups in an attempt to sway the U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump's favor. "We know that Russian intelligence services hacked into the DNC and we know that they arranged for a lot of those emails to be released and we know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up Putin, to support Putin," Clinton said.