The Russian hacking of polling software during the 2016 U.S. elections is an example of Cybercrime.
With the intention of undermining Hillary Clinton's campaign, supporting Donald Trump, and escalating political and social unrest in the US, the Russian government meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
The Saint Petersburg, Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA), which has been dubbed a "troll farm," generated thousands of social media profiles pretending to be Americans who were supporting extreme political organizations and organizing or promoting events in favor of Trump and against Clinton.
Between 2013 and 2017, they communicated with millions of users on social media. Disinformation and fabricated stories were promoted on social media and disseminated by the government-controlled media in Russia. This was an example of Cybercrime.
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