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=== 2016 United States Elections leaks ===
During the [[2016 United States elections|2016 United States Elections]], hackers associated with [[GRU (Russian Federation)|Russian Military Intelligence (GRU)]] sent phishing emails directed to members of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s campaign, disguised as a Google alert.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-27 |title=2016 Presidential Campaign Hacking Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016-presidential-campaign-hacking-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Many members, including the chairman of the campaign, [[John Podesta]], had entered their passwords thinking it would be reset, causing their personal information, and thousands of private emails and documents to be leaked.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-07-13 |title=Office of Public Affairs {{!}} Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/grand-jury-indicts-12-russian-intelligence-officers-hacking-offenses-related-2016-election |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref> With this information, they hacked into other computers in the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], implanting malware in them, which caused their computer activities to be monitored and leaked.<ref name=":0" />