Podesta could have been Phished, the password story could be disinfo. Not the best info but…
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/310234-typo-may-have-caused-podesta-email-hack
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-how-russians-hacked-democrats-emails-20171103-story.html
https://www.apnews.com/dea73efc01594839957c3c9a6c962b8a
https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/27/politics/russia-dnc-hacking-csr/index.html