Of equal importance, the forensics show that the copying and doctoring were performed on the East coast of the U.S. Key among the findings of the independent forensic investigations is the conclusion that the DNC data was copied onto a storage device at a speed that far exceeds an Internet capability for a remote hack. Pakistani-born Imran Awan, long-time right-hand IT aide to the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman, has since desperately tried to get the hard drives back, Andre Taggart, a witness who FBI investigators interviewed in the case, told The Daily Caller News. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s information technology (IT) administrator, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation. SUBJECT: Was the “Russian Hack” an Inside Job?įorensic studies of “Russian hacking” into Democratic National Committee computers last year reveal that on July 5, 2016, data was leaked (not hacked) by a person with physical access to DNC computers, and then doctored to incriminate Russia.Īfter examining metadata from the “Guccifer 2.0” Jintrusion into the DNC server, independent cyber investigators have concluded that an insider copied DNC data onto an external storage device, and that “telltale signs” implicating Russia were then inserted. FBI agents seized smashed computer hard drives from the home of Florida Democratic Rep. Background here and here.įROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) Preface by Washington's Blog: We asked top NSA whistleblower Bill Binney what he thought about a report claiming that the DNC emails were transferred too quickly to have been accessed by a hacker, and could only have been copied by a DNC leaker. Henry personally led the remediation and forensics analysis of the DNC server after being warned of a breach in late April 2016 his work was paid for by the DNC, which refused to turn over its server to the FBI.