Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote

Group CikLeak claimed it penetrated systems of Russia's Central Election Commission and contractors of the 'Vybory' platform, including Rostelecom, and passed documents to Important Stories. The depth of the breach and access to vote-counting systems are unconfirmed; State Duma elections will be held over three days on the new 'Vybory 2.0' platform.

• CikLeak claims theft of documents, server configs, passwords, and employee chats
• Materials given to Important Stories, which said they are authentic
• Elections for all 450 State Duma seats will be held over three days on 'Vybory 2.0'
• CEC head Pamfilova reported a sharp rise in attacks on election infrastructure