The timing and scale of the attacks suggest the Russians may be looking for the same kind of damaging information on Joe Biden that President Trump wanted from Ukraine, security experts say.
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4219007
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/13Jan2020/nytimes/hackers.html
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/13Jan2020/wp/suleimani.html
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4219116
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5E1C5839CE534
https://www.mk.ru/politics/2020/01/13/sergey-markov-putin-budet-zhit-do-120-let.html
The Iran crisis puts Russia's president in the catbird seat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/11/why-soleimanis-killing-is-gift-vladimir-putin/
https://www.kp.ru/daily/27077.5/4148369/
While U.S. cyberdefenses have improved since 2016, many of the vulnerabilities exploited four years ago remain. And attacks are getting more sophisticated.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/politics/russia-hacking-disinformation-election.html