Hacker leaks emails of US State Department's Russian affairs official

A hacker known as 'Johnnie Walker' has leaked emails of a senior U.S. State Department intelligence official involved in Russian affairs.

The hacker leaked a batch of private correspondence of a U.S. State Department intelligence official, who has been particularly interested in the Russian media andgovernment affairs and reshuffling, the Russia Today reported.

The emails from a hacked non-governmental account over a two-year period were sent to "an unknown number of recipients but there is absolutely no information on who exactly was among the recipients."

The hacker’s message claimed the emails were to and from "CIA officers and other intelligence agencies, mainstream media, NGOs and international funds" and that they would "give you evidence of who is responsible for agenda formation in many countries worldwide, especially where the situation is insecure."

While the official’s identity is unknown, he is quite high ranking and has a very specific area of expertise: Russia.

"He’s probably the top intelligence guy in the entire U.S. government on Russia. He knows more than anybody about what’s going on there," an unnamed source told Foreign Policy.

In a statement, the State Department neither confirmed nor denied whether the emails were legitimate.

The report comes as concerns continue to mount over Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, an effort that the U.S. intelligence community says included hacking email accounts associated with the Democratic National Committee and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta.

Moscow’s meddling, which also included attempts to access election-related systems in nearly two dozen states, has raised alarm among lawmakers that foreign nations could try to use cyberattacks to interfere in future elections.

In a letter announcing the alleged hacking, Johnnie Walker said that the leak provides ample evidence for establishing the fact that there exists "agenda formation in many countries worldwide, especially where the situation is insecure."

The sender also reportedly claimed that the U.S. State Department official was in contact with various intelligence agencies, including the CIA, as well as "mainstream media, NGOs, and international funds."

The alleged victim holds "a senior position in the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research".

Apart from the name of the hacker's target, the content of the letters has not been published in the Western media. Russian newspaper Kommersant, however, claims it has access to the files.

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