CNN: US sees more evidence Russia feeding e-mails to WikiLeaks

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (PRIME) -- The Russian government is allegedly supplying WikiLeaks with hacked e-mails pertaining to the U.S. presidential elections, CNN reported Friday on its Web site, quoting U.S. officials familiar with the investigation.

As WikiLeaks continues to publish e-mails belonging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta, U.S. officials told CNN that there is growing evidence that Russia is using the organization as a delivery vehicle for the messages and other stolen information.

The methods of the disclosures “suggest Moscow is at least providing the information or is possibly directly responsible for the leaks”, one U.S. official said.

U.S. intelligence officials are still investigating the degree of connection between Russia and WikiLeaks but they remain confident that Russia is behind the leaks themselves.

CNN attempted to reach WikiLeaks for comment but received no response. WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, has previously denied any connection to or cooperation with Russia.

Russia’s highest officials are dismissing accusations that Moscow is trying to sway the U.S. presidential election with cyberattacks, speaking out before the latest accusation concerning WikiLeaks was shared with CNN on Thursday.

President Vladimir Putin ridiculed such talk on Wednesday as “hysteria”.

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