Prosecutors say that Russia, in relatively low-tech fashion, sought out a sympathetic group in the United States, invited its leader to visit Moscow and established a long-term relationship through calls, email and electronic messages. The group, which has long had a presence in St. Petersburg, Fla., then promoted Russian views on its website, social media accounts and radio station. One post argued that Russian athletes should be allowed to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

"Infiltrating social movements has been core to Russian espionage since the 1950s," said Bret Schafer, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a Washington-based research group that promotes democracy. Some of the infiltration attempts involve unwitting Americans, he added.

At least that's what some are saying, you know...

And the FBI is saying they can overcome VPNs to find the originating IPs as well.

Wow, I wouldn't want to be a Russian propaganda pusher trying to influence our elections on political news based sites. Club Fed is allegedly quite unforgiving these days ... or at least that's what some are saying ....