US election hacking

Russian Computer Programmer suspected in US election hacking arrested

Named Peter Levashov, the cybersecurity researchers have identified himself as Peter Severa, Reuters reports. The Russian embassy has declined to give details of the arrest.

However, according to the Russian media RT, Levashov is suspected to be involved in the hacking attacks that allegedly affected the US elections.

US election hacking: Putin 'sought to help' Trump

The unclassified report says the Russian leader "ordered" a campaign aimed at influencing the election.

Moscow has not commented, but Russia has previously denied the claims.

After being briefed on the findings, Mr Trump stopped short of accusing Russia of interfering, saying only that the election outcome was not affected.

The 25-page report says that the Kremlin developed a "clear preference" for Mr Trump.