Russia’s cyber espionage machine traditionally has kept intelligence it siphons from the US close to the vest. The recent wave of data leaks surrounding the US political campaign and believed to be by Russian state hacker groups represent a new breed of threat by the nation. Russia in its recent attacks and leaks via WikiLeaks against the DNC and others with more victims expected to be uncovered in the coming weeks — is seen as attempting to influence or shape the outcome of the US presidential election, a glaring red flag when it comes to cyber espionage norms”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/analytics/russian-cyberspies-leaked-hacks-could-herald-new-normal