russian bank report u.s. authorities mysterious communications resume recently one computers email server tie president trump business empire develop evidence new activity may work hacker try create political hoax circa learned.alfa bank ask u.s. justice department help solve mystery pledge full cooperation.alfa want u.s. authorities help unmask computer inside unite state believe use launch cyberattacks spoof appearance backdoor communication channel moscow america 45th president accord source directly familiar bank request.the bank believe malicious attack design create false impression alfa bank secretive relationship trump organization source say speak condition anonymity.alfa bank insist since media stories begin appear last fall computer communications know domain name server lookups never relationship trump company computer connections two party computers innocuous resumption computer ping start last month alfa cybersecurity experts trace evidence activity actually spoof hack third party mask computer address inside unite state source say entire story circa newsin november 2016 intercept publish piece refute slate article attempt convince readers connection trump alfa bank servers slate franklin foer publish story circulate dark web various newsrooms since summertime enormous eyebrow-raising claim donald trump use secret server communicate russia claim result explosive night twitter confusion misinformation.the gist slate article dramatic incredible even cybersecurity researchers find trump organization use secret box configure communicate exclusively alfa bank russia large privately-held commercial bank story reporter election cycle would drool drool foer researchers quickly dismiss initial fear log represent malware attack communication work bots irregular pattern server look-ups actually resemble pattern human conversation conversations begin office hours new york continue office hours moscow dawn researchers attack sustain relationship server register trump organization two servers register entity call alfa bank.these claim base entirely dns log digital record one server look contact another across internet log first gather anonymous researcher go moniker tea leave irony lose one share small group academics provide intercept handful news organizations new york time washington post reuters daily beast vice examine materials least extent publish claims.you think dns like phone book map people name phone number example every time alice want call bob first look bob phone number phone book dial number phone however possible alice might look bob phone number call phone even possible might look bob phone number regular basis course months without actually call dns look-ups intercept others include slate review similar record alice look bob phone number phone book call evidence sinister collusion two politely stretch dns record alone simply prove specific message send time fact really prove anything certainly communication trump alfa overstate one tea leave academic peer franklin foer show single message exchange trump alfa.for entire story go intercept desperate dems russian bank report computer hack design make appear trump secret relationship