Alleged DNC hacker starts a blog, posts stolen files

By Rudy Takala

Published June 16, 2016 12:44pm ET

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Alleged DNC hacker starts a blog, posts stolen files — Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the DNC's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Alex Brandon

The person claiming credit for the hack of the Democratic National Committee has started a blog to brag about it.

“Worldwide known cyber security company CrowdStrike announced that the [DNC] servers had been hacked by ‘sophisticated’ hacker groups,” the self-proclaimed hacker, “Guccifer 2.0,” says on the new WordPress blog. “I’m very pleased the company appreciated my skills so highly … But in fact, it was easy, very easy.”

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