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Associated Press: Report of Ukraine ‘witness’ to DNC hack stirs confusion

Published Aug. 19, 2017 at 2:24 pm

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A report that a cooperating witness emerged out of Ukraine to help the FBI’s inquiry into the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee is drawing confusion and denials in Ukraine.

A front-page story published by The New York Times says a malware author linked to the hacking of the DNC’s servers had turned himself in and was cooperating with authorities, citing Ukraine’s Cyberpolice.