Briton ran pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that helped Trump deny Russian links

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ISSUE DATE: 31 July 2018 TOP STORIES Briton ran pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that helped Trump deny Russian links A British IT manager and former hacker from Darlington ran a disinformation campaign that duped former US intelligence agents and provided Donald Trump with manufactured “evidence” to deny that Russia interfered with the US election. READ MORE → Dixons Carphone ups data breach figure to 10 million Dixons Carphone now believes the number of personal data records affected in 2017’s data breach is nearly 10 times greater than initially thought. READ MORE → Pentagon flags risky software suppliers The Pentagon has drawn up a list of software suppliers that it wants the US military and defence contractors to avoid due to fears of risks to national security. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

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