Leo Taddeo, former special agent in charge of the cyber division of the FBI’s New York office, told The Hill: "In nine out of 10 cases, we don't need access, we don't ask for access, we don't get access.It’s increasingly common for those investigators to handle the low-level forensic work in place of the FBI. Independent investigations are common: According to the law firm BakerHostetler, well over half of the organizations it advises seek out private investigators to investigate hacks. ![]() The backstory: Rather than turn its server over to the FBI, the DNC hired a private security firm, Crowdstrike, to investigate the hacking. But people familiar with these kinds of investigations say withholding the server was nothing out of the ordinary. Why it matters: The complaint that the DNC denied the FBI access to its hacked servers is a hallmark of the right's response to the DNC hacking scandal. "Where is the server?" President Trump has repeatedly asked this question - including with Russian president Vladimir Putin today - when discussing the indictment of 12 Russians for hacking the Democratic National Committee and other targets in 2016.
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