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Wikileaks has published a new batch of voicemails from the DNC hack
// The Verge

Wikileaks has released a cache of voicemails taken from a hack of the Democratic National Committee, in a publication it has dubbed The DNC Recordings. The release comes just days after a much larger publication, which included 19,000 emails from the top DNC figures as well as credit card and social security numbers from a number of top donors.
The 29 voicemails contain far less newsworthy information than the earlier dump, with the most notable being an extended complaint by an anti-Sanders donor upset at the committee's accommodation of the Sanders' campaign's demands. Nonetheless, the release represents a continuation of Wikileaks' efforts to disrupt the ongoing Democratic National Convention, which is currently in its third night of speakers.
The data originates from a hack of DNC systems first uncovered in June, and attributed to Russia by both a number of private sector firms and the US intelligence community. As a result, a number of figures have characterized the leaks as a Russian intelligence operation designed to influence the US election in Trump's favor.
Information drawn from the leaks has also provoked intense criticism of a number of DNC leaders, culminating in the abrupt resignation of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz earlier this week.
An ABC news segment aired earlier in the day on Wednesday contains a segment of one of the voicemails, and it's unclear whether the network was given early access to the materials by Wikileaks. Wikileaks did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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