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[–] LewsTherinTelamon 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

In my very quick search the technical details I could find about the "evidence" that supposedly links Russia to this is here:

http://www.threatgeek.com/2016/06/dnc_update.html

Archive: https://archive.is/7DeYj

So, for the record the most conclusive evidence they have is what malware was used to exploit Clinton's server. As if malware can never be sold, or otherwise used by someone who did not create it. They say there are command and control IPs embedded in one of the malware payloads that are linked to known Russian hacking groups. But that doesn't prove much of anything. Malware can be sold or given away, or perhaps even used to stage things as if a specific group waged the attack. In all of those cases I could see how a command and control IP might be left in the payload. Whether to collect data for the seller/giver, or to implicate a specific team or person in the attack.

Personally I remain unconvinced. I would say there is still a great deal of room for the hacks to have come from anywhere.

Edit to add archive link.