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Microsoft Report Points To Russian Hacking Aimed At Conservative Think Tanks

There’s a new story about Russian election hacking Tuesday: A report from Microsoft says it detected and seized websites that were created by hackers that were linked to the Russian unit that sought to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young checks in with New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger (@SangerNYT), who’s covering the story.

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