Russia says Hillary Clinton hacking claims are ‘unfounded’

The Kremlin has accused US presidential contender, Hillary Clinton, of making unfounded remarks by including Russia among countries she said were sponsoring hacking.

Clinton said that hacking was a threat to US security and business, and that Russia, North Korea, Iran and China had “directly or indirectly sponsored” hacking.

Asked about her comments, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters: “This is an absolutely inappropriate statement and an unfounded accusation.”