https://blog.usejournal.com/the-tech-jargon-in-muellers-russian-indictment-explained-44a1a4a8b4f9

Yesterday Robert Mueller’s special counsel indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking into the computers of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic Party, stealing documents and emails, and leaking them to impact the 2016 election.

This “bombshell” indictment has tremendous political implications, but it involves a lot of technology terms that non-experts might not be familiar with: spearphishing, VPNs, Bitcoin, and more. It’s vitally important that Americans understand how this attack worked — so first we need to demystify the tech jargon.