The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for conspiring to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. The indictment alleges these officers used Bitcoin to fund their hacking operations. Russian Intelligence Officers Used Bitcoin On July 14, 2018, the DoJ indicted 12 officers of the Russian intelligence agency, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU). These GRU agents allegedly executed large-scale hacking attacks aimed at interfering with the 2016 U.S.Read MoreThe post Russian Intelligence Officers Mined Bitcoin To Fund Attacks Against U.S. Democracy appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. For Further Information Click on Below Button