Russian hackers accessed confidential information, including opposition research on Donald Trump. CrowdStrike identifies two Russian groups – “Cozy Bear” and “Fancy Bear” – as the hackers, characterizing them as “some of the best adversaries” CrowdStrike’s chief technology officer: “Their tradecraft is superb, operational security second to none” The hackers’ fine-tuned capabilities apparently enabled them to penetrate the DNC’s system, according to CrowdStrike. Russia’s dismal economy is leaving many of its top mathematicians unemployed, leading them to work as hackers.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/report-russias-best-hackers-access-dncs-trump-research-a-9197