Trump Dump: Russian Hackers Infiltrate DNC, Steal Research on GOP Candidate

CrowdStrike reported that two separate Russian government‑linked hacking groups, COZY BEAR and FANCY BEAR, conducted months‑long intrusions into the Democratic National Committee: one operation for prolonged monitoring and another in April 2015 that exfiltrated opposition research on Donald Trump. The intruders reportedly used spear‑phishing and native Windows tools (WMI, PowerShell) to avoid detection, gained access to email and chat traffic, and stole files, demonstrating sophisticated nation‑state espionage tradecraft.