Guccifer 2.0
"Guccifer 2.0" is a persona that claims to be the hacker(s) who got illegal access to the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) computer network and then exposed its papers to the media, Wikileaks, and a conference event. Some of the documents given to the media by "Guccifer 2.0" appear to be forgeries based on public information and prior hacks that had been tainted with disinformation. The identity is run by the Russian military intelligence organization GRU, according to accusations from February 2018. Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused 12 GRU agents for allegedly carrying out the cyberattacks on July 13, 2018.
The US Intelligence Community concluded that some of "Guccifer 2.0's" genuine leaks were part of a series of cyberattacks on the DNC carried out by two Russian military intelligence groups, and that "Guccifer 2.0" is a persona created by Russian intelligence services to hide their interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Multiple private sector cybersecurity experts and businesses, including CrowdStrike, Fidelis Cybersecurity, FireEye's Mandiant, SecureWorks, ThreatConnect, Trend Micro, and the security editor for Ars Technica, have come to same conclusion. The Russian government has denied any involvement in the heist, and "Guccifer 2.0" has also denied any ties to the Russian government. Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, claimed that several parties had access to DNC emails and that there was "no proof" that Russia was behind the attack.
What Did They Do?
During the 2016 US Presidential Election, the Democratic National Convention's network was hacked. Thousands of documents were leaked on WikiLeaks and elsewhere. Many believe that Guccifer 2.0 is a cover for Russian intelligence, but in an interview with Vice, Guccifer 2.0 claimed they were Romanian and not Russian.
Where Are They Now?
Guccifer 2.0 disappeared just before the 2016 US Presidential Election, then reappeared once in January 2017 to assert that they had no ties to Russian intelligence. We have not heard from Guccifer 2.0 since.
