Republican National Committee denies Russian hackers accessed data

Report says RNC computers were breached by Cozy Bear hackers, accused of DNC hack in 2016

The US Republican National Committee has denied that Russian hackers accessed data during a breach of third-party provider last week.

The hackers were part of APT29 or Cozy Bear, according to Bloomberg, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter. The group is linked with Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, and was previously accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, as well as carrying out the historic cybersecurity breach against SolarWinds, which affected about 100 US companies and nine federal agencies.