Comey: 'A foreign government used technical intrusion to try to shape the way we think'

Stuart Sumner
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Former FBI director gives evidence before the US Congress, claiming that Russia attempted to hack the recent US presidential elections

Former FBI director James Comey has stated in his evidence before the US Congress that a foreign government attempted to hack the US elections. Speaking at a congressional hearing in which he is...

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