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"Intelligence officials who prepared the classified report on Russian hacking activity have concluded that British intelligence was among the first to raise the alarm that Moscow had hacked into the Democratic National Committee's computer servers, and alerted their American..."
"... counterparts, according to two people familiar with the conclusions.
Mr. Trump was briefed by senior intelligence officials for nearly two hours on Friday, describing the briefing in a statement as 'a constructive meeting and conversation with the leaders of..."
Mr. Trump was briefed by senior intelligence officials for nearly two hours on Friday, describing the briefing in a statement as 'a constructive meeting and conversation with the leaders of..."
"... the intelligence community.'
It is unclear whether they highlighted the British role, which has been closely held, in the briefing. But it is a critical part of the timeline, because it suggests that some of the first tipoffs, in fall 2015..."
It is unclear whether they highlighted the British role, which has been closely held, in the briefing. But it is a critical part of the timeline, because it suggests that some of the first tipoffs, in fall 2015..."
"... came from voice intercepts, computer traffic or human sources outside the United States, as emails and other data from the D.N.C. flowed out of the country."
"'The British picked it up, and we may have had it at about the same time,' said one cyberexpert who has been briefed on the findings. British intelligence - especially the signals intelligence unit, GCHQ - has a major role in tracking Russian activity."
