Russian government hackers steal DNC files on Donald Trump

Hackers lurked in systems since at least last summer but only recently exfiltrated files on his business dealings and past political statements, investigators said

Hackers linked to the Russian government stole research files on Donald Trump from the Democratic National Committee, according to a US firm investigating the breach.

Some of the hackers had been lurking in the systems since at least last summer, well before Trump sealed the Republican nomination, but only recently exfiltrated the Democratic party's cache of files on Trump's business dealings and past political statements, investigators said.