This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40122943
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Putin: Patriotic Russians may be involved in hacking | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested "patriotic" Russian citizens might be engaged in hacking. | |
| Such individuals might be joining "the justified fight against those speaking ill of Russia," he said. | |
| Like "artists" who get up and paint all day, he added, hackers spend their day attacking adversaries, he added. | |
| Mr Putin also denied once again that his administration hacked the US election last year. | |
| He added that this activity was "never" carried out at the government level and he expressed his belief that hackers could not influence voters' minds. | He added that this activity was "never" carried out at the government level and he expressed his belief that hackers could not influence voters' minds. |
| Some US politicians have suggested that Russia may have been involved in an attempt to sway the presidential election. | |
| In March, the FBI confirmed that it has been investigating allegations of Russian interference. | |
| The probe is examining potential links between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign. | |
| President Trump's administration has denied that there was any collusion. | |
| In his comments today, Mr Putin pointed out that it would be possible for someone to unleash a string of cyber-attacks in such a way that made it look as though Russia were the source. |