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Intel
A cybersecurity firm independently found that Russia hacked the DNC
The US government has been saying this since October, but some security researchers were skeptical because of a lack of public information.
CrowdStrike, a well-known security firm, released evidence that the hackers were tied to GRU, Russia's military intelligence arm.
The hacker group is known as Fancy Bear.